Today, the government has assumed responsibility for all aspects of the individual’s life - just do what you are told and they will keep you safe. Many, many Americans could not handle it if the government told them it was their own responsibility to avoid getting sick.
Support for collectivists comes largely from people who think even the small amount of obligation one still holds toward determining his or her own fate is too much.
You got it! American society has become so very collectivized. “We are ibn this together” Feminized then collectivized.