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To be sure, progressives still see a lot wrong with the state of our society,
and seek change. But they also celebrate the progress we have made, and for
the most part the change they seek is incremental: It involves building on
existing institutions, not burning everything down and starting over.

On the right, however, you increasingly find prominent figures describing
our society as a nightmarish dystopia.

This is obviously true for Donald Trump, who views the world through
blood-colored glasses. In his vision of America - clearly derived largely
from white supremacist and neo-Nazi sources - crime is running wild,
inner cities are war zones, and hordes of violent immigrants are pouring
across our open border. In reality, murder is at a historic low, we’re
seeing a major urban revival and net immigration from Mexico is negative.
But I’m only saying that because I’m part of the conspiracy.