This should not be happening!

Whats going on? Our country seems ready to implode with anger and vehemence being spewed at each other in the name of democracy when it gives us a golden opportunity to come together rather than divide ourselves. Let's not look to others to solve our problems. Only WE ourselves can. Isn't that what it means to be an independent nation? What has 50 years of "modern" education given us? Mere banked up information or self -awareness? We need more of the latter, and that comes from connecting with our hearts rather than with our heads. It's not a matter of rationality, it's a lack of heart -- caring for each other -- and to ourselves as a nation.