In his essay, The Gospel and Culture, Voegelin explains that this deculturation doesn't manifest itself as an ideology, or as a «post-Christian» or «postmodern» age proudly positing a «new» system or a unique differentiation of myth, philosophy, or revelation that will «save» man, but rather it is a psychopathology, a disease of the mind, that reveals itself in second realities, egophanic revolt, and a host of similar disorders. (firstthings.com)
If they don't, they and the country will fail together, because the second reality is that America is running out of time. (fortune.com)
The second reality comes down to how deeply people are motivated to maintain a positive self - image. (inc.com)