[JohnGalt]

Yes, that was the point.

The author indicted an entire nation based on a vote. I think that is intellectually weak; to underline my point, I indicted the author on specious grounds to underscore the silliness of such an exercise.

[Mortimer Snavely]

"The author indicted an entire nation based on a vote. "

I understand your point, and the literary device you used to make it now, but do you not think that who wins an election is a good indicator of the mental health of a society? I mean, the Clintons won twice, for heaven's sake, and socially moderate conservatves such as myself are now portrayed as knuckle-dragging "Know Nothings." What was considered freak lunatic leftism fifteen years ago is now seriously discussed as "center politics."

A very strong case can be made that we in the USA are now living in a borderline psychotic social psychology.

I will return to the keyboard in about twelve hours.