Wednesday, December 26, 2018
I disagree with the statement that our country has never been more divided.
The United States has weathered serious divisions previously, the Civil War and the challenges of the 1960s being just two. President George Washington was actively undermined by his secretary of state, Thomas Jefferson, because of going disputes with Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton.
Differences aren’t new. But today, it appears that people take disagreement as disrespect. The instantaneous response cycle both amplifies and stifles discussion in a way we may not have seen before. With a new year upon us, how do we look ahead when there is so much bitterness looking back?
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