America 07: Politics

In many countries, being involved in politics feels optional, incidental. Here it's something fundamental, not just to the operation of the country but to the nature of being American itself. The two-party system is easy to blame on the electoral system, but it feels deeper than that. This country is red vs blue, pickups vs hybrids, fear vs arrogance. Standing in the middle of the crowd, listening to the screams and cheers as their gladiators throw one-liners, you get the sense of a national scar. A wound formed long ago that never really healed, and perhaps never will.