In The Epoch Times article “An American Mindset,” Scott Mann reflects on the broken trust and lack of connection in our country and urges us to work toward what he calls “bridging trust.” He writes, “How we conduct ourselves at an individual level, and at a community level, will set the tone for how we come out on the other side of this thing, regardless of who holds political office, regardless of who sits in the Oval Office or Congress.” Whatever our politics, most of us would surely agree with Mann that a breakdown in our ability to communicate with others has occurred, a demolition reflected in bitter congressional debates and in some mainstream media outlets seemingly intent on pitting one group of Americans against another. This “cold civil war,” as some commentators now call it, is commonplace in the private sector as well, damaging friendships and splitting apart families. …