America touted itself as a land where people worked with people to surmount their differences and arrive at a consensus.  It also used to boast that neighbor helped neighbor when the need arose.  I actually believed these things until about five years ago.  I believed that this nation was stronger when we were united in the noble purpose of making this country better.  Yeah, how naive I was.  The truth is that there are a lot of crappy people in this country who are quick to bemoan their fate and complain about things that are being "taken away" from them, including the very concept of America.  Their complaints seem unhinged and not anchored in reality, and the people themselves come off as being, well, mean.  Or ill-informed or both.  I wrote this song just to say that it's a sad thing to see so many of my fellow citizens turn to meanness as a way of dealing with reality.  I wish for things to be better, but you need cooperation from those on the other side.  My own experience is that nothing will stop angry people from expressing anger.  Not the potential for public shaming, not the law, nothing.  People will be angry and mean because they feel it's the only way to express themselves.  And that's sad.