When it comes to understanding why we as a people do what we do, mythology matters. Back in 2000, with the y2k crisis in the news, a new millennium, and political pundits talking about the end of history, G.W.Bush ran on a evangelical Christian platform. Our popular mythology held that the Apocalypse was nigh, and G.W. then spent the next 8 years attempting to bring about the end of days. (and getting as close as any president has done so far).
But after 8 years of Armageddon, the American people are looking towards the future and looking for a new shared vision. And while I'm not the first person to say this, they have turned to Star Trek for inspiration, our only shared vision of the future.
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