A friend asked me today why we are so divided when 17 years ago, we came together as one.

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"A friend asked me today why we are so divided when 17 years ago, we came together as one. 
I've thought about this all day and I came to a conclusion a little while ago.

Our division and partisanship is driven by a distinct lack of fairness.

We can no longer expect to be treated fairly.

• You can't get a fair shake from the government - and if the Mueller investigation proves anything, it is that there is no fairness in our most important federal institutions, especially those represented by the statue of a blindfolded Lady Justice holding balanced scales. If you don't believe that, compare the aggressive nature of the Mueller investigation to the passive nature of the Hillary Clinton email server inquiry.
• You can't get a fair shake from media - now they have an agenda that must be served no matter the cost to their credibility and to our need to be truthfully and factually informed.
• You can't get a fair shake from politicians who have dropped the pretense of serving the people and nakedly scramble over each other for power like scenes from Dante's Inferno..."

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