A research organization warns that American democracy is in serious danger. They say the U.S. now counts as a "backsliding" democracy according to international experts. The January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol was actually a coup attempt that nearly ended our democratic system.
Polls show most Americans from both parties think red and blue states should split into separate countries. Military leaders worry about armed conflict after the 2024 election. The report explains this happened because America lost balance between individual freedom and working together for the common good.
Politicians from both parties made policies that hurt communities and made people stop trusting each other. At the same time, leaders stopped telling the story of what America stands for - the ideals in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. This created an empty space that white supremacists and other extremists are filling with their own dangerous ideas.
The organization says this threatens the very existence of our country, which was built by different regional cultures working together despite having different backgrounds.