Do you think that China is actually trying to make The West like that?
Yes. There will always be some discontent and some regressive ideology in a society. Our ideological enemies want to see our countries unity disintegrate. They want to see us lose trust in our own government and our own institutions, the rule of law, the expectation of mutual respect amongst citizens.
Reddit appears to be a cesspool of stupidity, far right ideology, far left ideology, and divisive rhetoric all around. And while a fair amount of that is probably genuine feeling from some users, a lot of that is jinned up by antagonists of America.
We all need to touch more grass. Reddit, salon, the new Republic, etc can be just as bad of a filter bubble as Fox News for one's mental health.