Would soccer be more popular in america if pros werent considered to be "wimps and floppers"?

Watching MLS and the world cup is so hard to do because of all the fake injuries. In america we tend to love our athletes tough and gritty. But soccer players get touched on the leg and act like they just got shot. Look at some of the vidoes of flopping and its just sad. I remember the world cup when US lost to Algeria or somene and they just would not stop laying on the field trying to kill time. Would soccer be more popular if they got rid of flopping