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In response to
"Seriously, how did we get to this place? -- nm"
by
David
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Society bonds have eroded over time (think church, service clubs, other community-oriented association); Watergate/Vietnam-era shift in...
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...How people view their governments;
- The shift from economic-driven policies dominating political debate to rights-based policies (which inherently create binary "right-wrong" dichotomies);
- The shift of active party involvement away from "the normals" to "the activists"
- Less civic "responsibility to participate" in public debate, which also led to poorer quality of candidates willing to run and be successful;
- The reduction of "shame" in public figures, only encouraging the grifters;
- Money and media amplifying conflict;
- social media as nitro glycerin.
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