The main cause of division in 2026 is political polarization. Politics is not confined to voting each election cycle. It dominates online culture and, frustratingly, bleeds into every other category of life. We’re forced to deal with politics in sports, music, and entertainment. Far too many Americans view their fellow citizens as bad based on politics alone.
This internal segmentation has reached unprecedented levels. Much of the blame lies with social media and the 24-hour news cycle.
There is no way the Founding Fathers could have envisioned a world so captured by technology and tribalism. But they did issue warnings.
In his 1796 farewell address, President George Washington issued his own set of warnings to the American people.
He addressed geographical fragmentation:
“One of the expedients of party to acquire influence within particular districts is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts. You cannot shield yourselves too much against the
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