Read Bowling Alone. It was written by a Harvard sociologist in the 80's. The American community is steadily breaking down and he quantifies it over the decades.

Read Bowling Alone. It was written by a Harvard sociologist in the 80's. The American community is steadily breaking down and he quantifies it over the decades. I considered myself a liberal most of my life, and still do to an extent, but it needs to be recognized as a double edged sword. Values like "tolerance" must have boundaries if you want to avoid the normalization of negative social behaviors that degrade the fabric of society.