Two things happened yesterday that - I believe - show the fundamental rift between large segments of America. They were the bomb scares in NY and Los Angeles, and the RNC debates on CNN.
The reaction to the bomb threats was most telling. In Los Angeles, every school was closed, while they mobilized thousands of personnel to inspect schools and buses. In NY, they consulted with the federal government and concluded that it was a hoax. In Los Angeles, they assumed there was a threat, reacted in fear "just in case". In NY, they analyzed the data, and concluded that there was nothing to fear.
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