I have followed Colin Woodard's research for awhile. It is extremely interesting. I like that his research highlights the incredible regional diversity of this country. It is a fact that these diverse cultural perspectives can lead to personal antipathy between regions and groups. But, as pointed out in the article we have a way to bridg…
I have followed Colin Woodard's research for awhile. It is extremely interesting. I like that his research highlights the incredible regional diversity of this country. It is a fact that these diverse cultural perspectives can lead to personal antipathy between regions and groups. But, as pointed out in the article we have a way to bridge all those gaps.
People will respond to a call for universal values. Economic messaging is important because it imparts our empathy with people's struggles. However, if economic messaging is not also paired with a demand that the law apply equally and that it not be used to persecute and oppress, then people can become antagonistic toward those who seem to be coming to take their stuff.
Trump implies this at every turn. It is his ace in the hole. He gestures at an economic message, but it is not. It is really setting one group off against each other based on a false zero-sum game. We must emphasize that Americans can have economic justice for everyone, not just the chosen few.
I have followed Colin Woodard's research for awhile. It is extremely interesting. I like that his research highlights the incredible regional diversity of this country. It is a fact that these diverse cultural perspectives can lead to personal antipathy between regions and groups. But, as pointed out in the article we have a way to bridge all those gaps.
People will respond to a call for universal values. Economic messaging is important because it imparts our empathy with people's struggles. However, if economic messaging is not also paired with a demand that the law apply equally and that it not be used to persecute and oppress, then people can become antagonistic toward those who seem to be coming to take their stuff.
Trump implies this at every turn. It is his ace in the hole. He gestures at an economic message, but it is not. It is really setting one group off against each other based on a false zero-sum game. We must emphasize that Americans can have economic justice for everyone, not just the chosen few.