>> the last six months are a galvanizing moment for Americans on the order of Meji era Japan. Or how about Sputnik? Or the Great Depression, Civil War, etc.

>> the last six months are a galvanizing moment for Americans on the order of Meji era Japan. Or how about Sputnik? Or the Great Depression, Civil War, etc. I like to think that the US has changed course when a course change was required. It often takes a crisis to trigger it.