Average American? Roughly 40% of Americans are passionately devoted to SUPPORTING every abuse to democracy given as examples in this medium article. Another 20% to 30% give the fragility and vulnerability of the American experiment no thought at all, abdicating responsibility as a citizen and actively declaring indifference or outright aggressive commitment to the idea they are non-participants. One view might be to see the crumbling American democracy as a symptom not the root cause. Maybe American culture, values and principals are at a crossroads, maybe a nosedive.