Are We Simply Practicing “Social Thermodynamics?”

The older I get the more I subscribe to the notion that “everything truly important I ever needed to learn I learned in kindergarten.” It seems to me that the social graces of our society have devolved to the point that coarseness overshadows most human interaction. To make matters worse, these days so few seem to possess the critical thinking and interpersonal skills once honed while trying to build something with your kindergarten classmates using only wooden blocks that it seems our society will soon collapse under the weight of bias and ignorance. Consider the current cultural discourse about illegal immigration, racism, terrorism, government spending and taxation, and faith and religion (there is a difference) as examples.