The Most Important Action All Americans Need To Take Right Now
It costs nothing except a little time and it could change everything that’s broken
We need to talk, literally. Calmly and in person, with others we don’t know. Distrust of the Other has become a virus across the country. Some, including me, will argue that this division is an intentional strategy pursued by those who want to disrupt and destroy.
At this point blame does not matter. The fears and distrust have been installed, despite rarely having had a bad conversation with those we disagree with. Humans are social.
But one word I just typed is vital to understanding this. Conversation. Not yelling, not arguing without listening, and especially not fearing out of habit.
How important is this? It might be the most important civil action any of us can take, right up there with voting.
I write almost daily about US politics, which constantly teeters on the edge of chaos, brought on by fears that are being stoked by people with questionable motives, including extreme self-interest about things like not getting thrown in jail, and money and the power it brings.
Judges take the law into their own hands, some media giants knowingly lie, pay huge fines, and continue…
