The issue here is that the center has become decidedly rotten; something has to give, and everyone knows that on a political, social, and economic level, there

The issue here is that the center has become decidedly rotten; something has to give, and everyone knows that on a political, social, and economic level, there is no longer any normal to go back to. The good times were never a product of our national unity or our figuring out the best way to do things. They were a historical phenomenon arising from a specific set of circumstances. You can’t just go back to how things were in the 90’s or 80’s, that time is gone.