How realistic is it really?

[Rokcet Scientist]

it is not surprising people in the USA are more religious, since they feel religious organizations can be trusted more than the government.

I guess they like getting buggered better than getting bombed.

the USA is the only country in the western world I would be considered politically a "flaming pinko".

Yep, same here. And since "flaming pinkos" are considered to be "un-American", a.k.a. revolutionaries, or, as Dubya called 'm, "terr'ists", chances are that you'll be harrassed bigtime when you next try to enter that country. You would be wise to remember that Private Manning and a couple hundred goat herders (in Gitmo) have been incarcerated without trial for almost a decade now for being considered – never proven in a court of law! – "un-American", revolutionaries, and "terr'ists". That could happen to you too (and me).
And don't forget that Obama had a big mouth about it during his election campaign, but IRL has changed nothing at all during his presidency! He is exactly as bad as Dubya was, he just doesn't look as stupid.
It seems the next president of the United States – Palin or Bachmann – will be reinstating that tradition. With a vengeance.