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Has the USA become a Political Party or is it still a Union (country) ?
One key thing I’ve noticed is the massive shift in the USA away from “country” to “party”. How has this shift affected you?
I’m an avid reader and follow various social media platforms, independent news and mainstream news channels from around the globe.
It’s part of my work as a strategic retail strategist. I obviously follow trends in the USA as it’s one of the largest consumer markets in the world.
Is this “party first” mentality a new phenomenon ? Personally I don’t think ALL of it is. For decades it’s always reared its head around election time, but once the elections are over, the country more or less returns to being a ‘united’ country again.
However perhaps the catalyst for this shift lies with The House of Representatives and the Senate – and how they have elected to operate along party lines within government. If your leaders cannot act civilly and get along, how do you expect the voters and citizens too. Naturally it’s now spilled out onto the streets, it’s the trickle down effect of poor leadership. You see your leaders doing it, so it becomes the norm! And then TRUMP exacerbated it for political gain.
