Interesting thoughts but I do not agree. I think that the fundamentalist religious groups play a big part and getting past that is very difficult without really causing people to become angered. The liberals have been mistaken about the sophistication of the people of this country. I had felt that bigotry, and things connected with that problem were well on the way past some of the old dislikes and hatreds. As long as people fall for suggestive thinking from their churches that the other way is the way to go it will be hard to overcome. So many people I have talked to have no idea what the republican party had planned when they got this much control. I knew, because I have paid better attention. Also the Koch brothers and the NRA have pumped so much money into the republican party, and that all has to do with money and making the rich richer. Until the public catches on to this it will be difficult.