Stacy Summary: I’d say resentment and anger are for sure.  You see point number 5 in action all the time with the constant refrain to magical thinking, even George Bush mocked the reality based community and much of his base seems to have embraced this as their mode of thinking.  And the other thing is the average American loves to hate their neighbor’s way of thinking, believing or living, both domestically and internationally, and so they MUST be changed through use of force.  You see this represented in the platforms of all party, yes, even the allegedly deficit hating Tea Party.  But this fanaticism to change every single human on earth to conform to the angry American way of thinking is the biggest cause of the deficit I believe.  The taxpayer calls in law enforcement if a black man takes a slice of pizza or a Muslim man walks the wrong way in Pakistan; and, in each case, the tens of thousands of dollars option is always taken and when the bill comes they shriek and then murder some more people to make up for the anxiety of having so much debt.  It’s a luxury to find so many things wrong with so many other people; hopefully, it is a luxury that Americans will soon give up.  As it is, they are bankrupt and increasing their debt burden in an orgy of punishing & abusing people all around the world, domestically and internationally.

• Are resentment, frustration and anger the defining features of the new American?