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Nice, succinct summary. H. L. Mencken once said, "Nobody ever went broke by underestimating the taste of the American public." I think that's a pretty accurate quote--but lately, I would substitute "stupidity" for "taste."America... land of the free, home of the stupidest forking people on the planet.
There's a difference between individualism and narcissistic selfishness. And there's a difference between civility and political correctness. We seem to have difficulty in making these distinctions--and it's polarizing us and, in some cases, killing us.