> The US has a solid set of traditions and an extremely civic culture; and that's why it works IMO this is something that I wish more citizens understood. The

> The US has a solid set of traditions and an extremely civic culture; and that's why it works IMO this is something that I wish more citizens understood. They put way too much faith in the Constitution and don't realize that it's the tradition, the mythology of America that really holds this country together. If we lose that, we lose everything, and the Constitution won't save us.