Alright listen. I am definitely an optimist. But these are not really optimistic statistics in this article:

• 57% think the “culture wars” are overblown in terms of how important the issues of those debates are to daily life

• 57% think most Americans get along with one another

• 56% believe that opportunities exist for nearly all to attain the American dream.

When almost half of Americans think opportunities do not exist for everyone to attain the American dream, something is wrong.

Of course, political views matter, but they are notoriously changeable and they can neglect to capture the complexity of the attitudes of individuals

This reads like corpospeak for “look I know uncle Mike is a raging white nationalist now but if you’re not there to soak up his attention he starts lashing out at us too so please don’t boycott Thanksgiving!”