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What Can a Divided America Learn from Switzerland?

Divided America

They say diversity is America’s strength, and large minority populations, countless religious denominations and broad regional differences make for a lot of diversity. But America is also sharply polarized: Surveys portray a country that seems to be ripping itself apart. In an Associated Press-NORC poll early this year, “only 11% [of people questioned] think Americans are united on the most important values,” while 88% said they were greatly divided.