Fast-forward thirty years, and America is now a bitterly divided nation. It is as though a new civil war has emerged led by polar opposites on the political spectrum. All equilibrium seems lost, and we are awash in the chaos of division at every level. Add to this the remarkable technological advancements of the last fifteen years that have undercut the power of top-down communications systems in favor of lateral, peer-to-peer communications, and the depth of this division is bitterly played out in what we call “social media” every day.
