On Division
There are growing fears in this country because of our implied division. But are we divided? That may sound like a foolish question, but the overwhelming majority of people seem to all want the same thing: a good life. Do I need to ask what that entails? Hopefully, what’s good is something we can all share as truth and not something nihilistic or relative. In reality though, Americans are not divided. We are told that by the media outlets and the pollsters. Every person in this country would do themselves some good if they remained only a little bit skeptical of the things they hear or read about. And it’s not only division they will mention as fact, but that it’s sliced evenly. That cannot be true either. By now, the common taxpayer should have woken up with some sense. Perhaps, that is the aim of political violence: to keep people silent, shut in. It’s ramping up again, and just in time for the holidays. Why is it that we see more violence when republicans are in power? Jus...