You start seeing more division, and increasingly bitter conflict. The politics that feeds anger and resentment towards those who aren't like us, and starts turning away from Democratic principles in favor of tribalism and might makes right.
Obama comments on the increasing division and conflict in politics.
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When we choose, when we make that decision, I do believe – and there is evidence for this – that the world gets incrementally better, and that is a worthy goal and it’s worth fighting for.
And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.
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