In the light of all this, Americans still have a lot to answer for in general, even after 200 years. America was born of violence and revolution, after all — the split of two sides. That psychological dynamic, of "us vs. them," has been carried forward through generations and kept playing out, across many different political lines, ethnic lines, racial lines, class lines, etc — and has not yet healed even after two centuries. What is our true character? Our entire legacy is one of being split, the very nature of the American character is split, and continues in that way, despite the ideological thinking that says “we are all equal, all a melting pot, united as one"... well, this "old" idea of America is now in its twilight, and will also be overcome.

Remember that Gandhi was asked his opinion of America, and he replied that he thought it was a good "idea" — suggesting that it had not been realized...