“disruption in collective values"

Is America experiencing a “disruption in collective values?” Yes, when the Tea Party waves the American flag at rallies, it’s signifying this problem. This phrase from a political sociologist, Charles Wright Mills early in the middle of the last century, explains the 1960's sexual and social revolutions ( think urban riots in ‘64, ‘65, ‘67 and ‘68 and eventual Roe.vs.Wade decision). But does it explain the cultural and racial divide today between black and white, elites and ordinary Americans? Mills was a Columbia elitist, famous for his ‘talk’ but never ‘walked the walk’ to solve societal problems. He merely posited questions. Obama, on the other hand, has chosen Marx over Weber, employing Marxism to govern. He subsidizes (offer tax breaks) to his favorite but losing alternative energy causes) but demands Congress remove the normal tax breaks ( given to most businesses) from oil companies. He claims that this is doing the ‘will of the people’, unaware ( or is he?) that the people count on oil for daily living and often for their retirement investments.