No, Phil is right!
The two things are not mutually exclusive. 🤷🏿♂️
Yes, there are nice people in the US. But it's also the kind of place where a candidate running a campaign where they promise to make Stephen Miller in charge of immigration (again! 🤦🏿♂️), can win the popular vote.
If you're not familiar with the term "turd eater" as it pertains to anti-Asian racism, then you may not know enough about Stephen Miller.
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/stephen-miller