According to what I have been able to discover, my Scottish ancestors (personally a Polish/Scot/Brit mix) apparently volunteered to be serfs if you can believe that. Very strange circumstances too. Apparently, they decided to give up their own land and possessions to help a Scottish noble fight for independence from England. Legally they had 'sworn there servitude'. Apparently, that meant they became serfs. Funny thing was, the Scottish Nobles apparently made some deal with the British Nobles, and guess what ? My ancestors ended up with No Free Scotland, No Land, No Possessions. So they climbed up on a ship and they moved themselves to America. The entire family line.
Perhaps, the society we conservatives strive for here in America, is a society that our ancestors in Europe tried to build there, but could not. Thus they moved to America. A New Continent. A New World. Filled with New Possibilities.
LOL That happened a lot.
My family had land before we were kicked of it by the British occupiers, my ancestors are Irish.
The Serf mentality was rooted in the Norman conquest where the ruling class were Normans and the serfs were the old Anglo Saxons.
Sorry to hear about the anti Americanism, it happens, but its not the view of everyone.