Psychological Immaturity Threatens Our Democracy

KEY POINTS

  • Democracy requires psychological maturity.
  • America’s culture is young, and can often seem childish, a bit too loud, self-centered, distractible, and cheerful.
  • America losing its psychological maturity also loses the necessary psychological tools for keeping democracy functional.

see: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/insight-therapy/202111/psychological-immaturity-threatens-our-democracy