WOW - Ulysses S. Grant nailed it: “The dividing line will not be Masons and Dixons, but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.”
I would add corruption, avarice, greed and zealotry to the nefarious side of the equation. (Of course the usage of the word "ambition" was intended to capture some of these traits.)
When did the GOP stop competing in the arena of ideas?
A constitutional republic is unable to function when there are two political parties and one demands unwavering loyalty, plus its adherents are unwilling - or unable - to evaluate the merits of any policy that is not their own.
The United States has collectively morphed into a thoughtless, narcissistic society that is intoxicated by social media and meaningless pleasures. The absence of critical thinking poses the most significant existential threat that we face
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