MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more similar to developing nations
Am I wrong in attributing/connecting most of Americas problems with its flawed constitution/democratic system?<p>The first version of something is rarely the best version, and while the US constitution contained a lot of fantastic elements and freedoms that every educated American knows about, it also contained a democratic system (first past the post/two party system) that is mathematically bound to breed divisiveness. [1] [2]<p>Since the American system forces people into two camps/parties based on ideology instead of the delivered results, the results suffer while the ideological conflict is enhanced.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo</a><p>[2] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law</a>