way. it could be a much longer discussion, but i think often in america the case is that culture, economics, social issues, the politics, the politics are often a lagging indicator in america, not a leading indicator, partly because of the lack of courage and leaderly quality of our politicians, not just today but throughout american history. we ve had problems before in this country that are as ugly as the period now. when the civil rights movement happened, martin luther king led a cultural, social revolution. it feels followed by important legislation in civil rights and voting rights but it feels led first as a call to the american conscience. that was a social movement, first and foremost. is there any kind of fertile ground for that now? who would lead such a movement now? is this a country that can be led in that kind of movement now or has some combination of the