The maintenance of any acceptable degree of stable social order is
dependent on the ability of people to be able to rely upon the truth of
the information they receive from others.
However, when people no
longer share a common moral language by which truth can be defined and
relied upon, their reliance on truth can only be replaced by distrust.
As
a result, that people’s willingness to engage in many socially
productive activities cannot avoid becoming inhibited, and in some cases
will cease altogether.
Eventually, a consequent fog of fear, menace, division, and inevitable hate
will cause meaningful social communications, negotiations, and
compromises to be replaced by a corrupted social order where conflicts
come to be resolved by methods that are — shall we say — less than civilized.
Our anger at government and politicians solves nothing. The country
is divided. It has always been that way. The focus should be not on
winning a war of words, which is impossible so long as the name-calling
continues; the focus should be on winning the battle of ideas and what
works best in promoting the welfare of most Americans.
If that
sounds naive in our polarized environment, what would you suggest?
Clearly, what we are engaged in now isn’t working. As the late Glen
Campbell sang, “Try a little kindness.” It’s better than sending bombs
through the mail. It’s also better than behaving rudely in restaurants.
“what
works best in promoting the welfare of most Americans.“ i don’t think he’s a collectivist but i makes u wonder
There
are more Democrat-created diversions to come. It’s a never-ending
integral component of modern-day Democratic political strategy. The
actual success of these hijinks is extremely questionable, and the
non-partisan segment of the voting pool is rapidly catching on and
discounting them as so much white noise, to be totally disregarded at
best or accruing to the Democrats’ detriment at worst.
Nonetheless,
the Democrats keep trying, successful or not. The question remains:
who is paying for these? Someone is. Will we ever know?
CultML 