It’s hard not to be depressed watching our political system at work. Red and Blue Americans are not only moving farther apart on social, cultural and economic priorities, but have convinced themselves that the other side is dangerous. …
We haven’t just lost faith in one another; we’ve also been losing faith in most institutions that have served as the foundation of our society, like organized religion, public schools, and government.
But, instead of thinking of this crumbling of traditional institutions as proof of a coming apocalypse, it may also be the tipping point in the creation of a new, 21st Century institutional model; in other words, not just the end of an era but the beginning of another. CONTINUED
Amy Walter, Cook Political Report with Amy Walter
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