This is Hidden Brain, I'm Shankar Vedanta.

2017 was a tough year.

Okay, maybe that was an understatement.

They are cladnation.

This thoughtfulness isn't what shareholders are looking for,

and it's not what voters look like.

That is the unraveling of an informed democracy.

Where was I?

Oh yeah, we're all gonna die.

Many Americans are angry that anger has led to sadness

and a fear that the United States is falling apart.

After two centuries as a beacon of democracy,

many fear the ties that bind us together as a nation

are starting to fray.

Brexit has spurred secession talks all over the world,

even in our own country.

That's what acted this in the state of California want.

Ever since the election of President Trump,

the campaign for cow access to sex.

Time several hundred people face to face

and rolls using sticks and rocks as weapons.

If you feel our nation is at a breaking point,

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