Exceptional

The latest American election polling is perilously close and although polls don't decide elections it is clear neither candidate will have a decisive victory which will leave one half of the country very despondent. 

This isn't about politics but about hate, racism and frustration with the status quo all rolled into one. The consequences of social media proliferation coupled with lack of natural human curiosity and stupidity are putting the US on the razor's edge of potentially embracing autocratic instincts that every nation possesses. 

Forget about American exceptionalism for the people there are no brighter or dumber than elsewhere. They want the same things all humans do and when things fall apart around them they are susceptible to the same errors. I might argue however that education in history and the sciences is a bit lacking overall particularly in some of the poorer red states.

Watching people answer basic questions with microphones in their face confirms it all.

"Do you think CRT should be taught in our schools?"

"Definitely not!"

"Can you tell me what it is?"

"Um not exactly"

Better to interview the wall.