![]() ![]() Likewise, nothing will get one canceled by secular progressives quicker than pointing out the contradictions in social constructs, such as gender identity. While America has achieved some exceptional feats, a romanticized view of the country’s past only preserves a fictional legacy and avoids a reckoning on issues like racial justice. For example, nothing draws the ire of some conservatives like a piercing factual critique of American history. Our ideological tribes will not suffer disagreement. With hardened hearts we’ve closed our ears to facts and sound logic. On cultural and social issues, neither side is open to an intellectually honest and civil dialogue. ![]() And our rhetorical devices are mostly used to end conversations instead of inviting healthy debate. Regrettably, many of our partisan institutions discourage internal scrutiny and out-group empathy. They’ve lured us away from two of the values a healthy society needs-self-examination and compassion. The pride and contempt that often motivate our civic engagement today are dismantling American democracy. In our petty game of political one-upping, solving problems has become a secondary goal at best. But instead of our finding common cause and policy solutions, finger-pointing and name-calling have become the focus of American politics. More than 100,000 Americans have died of drug overdoses in a 12-month period, 1 overall life expectancy is falling, 2 and our immigration system is, by all accounts, a catastrophe. Can people of faith help forge a path through our current political morass? Giboney March/April 2022įact-blindness, unreasoning partisanship, and a fast-growing deficit of compassion. ![]()
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