42 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford OP 8 Oct \ on: What is a resolution to the divisions in the USA? mostly_harmless
One observation I have is that I see a lot of finger pointing but very little personal contemplation.
One side blames the other. They both have points. But that isn't an answer. I've been thinking about this conflict since the early 2000's. Little has changed. I don't think those in political power care. I don't think most Americans have really thought about solutions. They are too busying playing blame games.
As dumb as the term "whataboutism" is, that is the point it's getting at.
The problem is that honest reflection is completely contrary to the psychology of partisanship. Again, secession is far more plausible.
Once the two sides are not at each other's throats, because they aren't fighting for control of the same thing anymore, they'll be able to get along with each other. Red state Americans don't hate Europeans with the same passion that they hate Democrats, even though ideologically they might be even farther apart.
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Good point. It is comical to me how many on the Christian right support the State of Israel. If it were a political party in the US they would likely hate it like they hate the democrats.
The modern man has a hard time separating nation from state, and nation from individual.
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