47% of Americans 'feel like a stranger in their own country,' cultural alienation survey finds

[rangerrebew]

 
47% of Americans 'feel like a stranger in their own country,' cultural alienation survey finds
By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
Thursday, November 1, 2018

The sense that the nation’s culture and way of life have dramatically changed is reflected in a PRRI “American Values” survey that gauged both political opinions and “cultural alienation.”

It found that 47 percent of Americans now say that things have changed so much, they “feel like a stranger in their own country.” A slim majority (51 percent) disagree.
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Nearly six in 10 Republicans say that things have changed so much they feel alienated; 42 percent of Democrats agree.

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/1/47-of-americans-feel-like-a-stranger-in-their-own-/

[skeeter]

Without qualification, California has changed dramatically in the past 15 years. I imagine the rest of the country will follow in the near future.

If you like variety and dissonance the change has been great. If you prefer to feel some sort of association with society in general its been awful. Of course while society has gotten more discordant politics have become monolithic.