The United States is frittering away its role as a model for the rest of the world. The political system is plagued by an absurd level of hatred, the economy is stagnating and the infrastructure is falling into a miserable state of disrepair. On this election eve, many Americans are losing faith in their country’s future. (Divided States of America. Notes on the Decline of a Great Nation, Der Spiegel, 11/05/2012)
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