>report disillusionment I've heard similar. Of course, it's hard to know whether they'd also report disillusionment with ten (or whatever) political parties.

>report disillusionment I've heard similar. Of course, it's hard to know whether they'd also report disillusionment with ten (or whatever) political parties. And, really, the idea of political parties is itself not wholly compatible with individualism. But, the broader point is that the current state of affairs seems antithetical to the notion that individualism is a major feature of American society. American "individualism" reminds me of all the people who call themselves "free thinkers", but managed to free think their way to exactly the same set of beliefs.