"The biggest divide in the U.S. isn't between Democrats and Republicans, it's between people who care and people who don't care"

Apathy, and also a divestment from civic life. There is a great book about the enormous pull back in the U.S. from civic engagement. It's called "Bowling Alone" - bowlingalone.com/

After reading it, I became nostalgic for an era I never even lived through. I don't remember a time when people had that much "social capital"......but it is a great book, and contains a road map to help us find the unity and interest we need to engage with our government again.