Letters to the Editor: America is polarized because the right doesn't accept reality (via latimesopinion )
, columnist Jean Guerrero recommends that we have “more faith in our ability to connect with the other.” The implication is that chasms can be bridged between Democrats and Republicans. “The only other options,” she writes, “are national divorce or civil war.”
Guerrero also acknowledges, “The two sides are not equally situated — Republicans have moved farther to the right than Democrats have to the left, and right-wing extremists are the most likely to embrace violence.” She cites other differences, but fails to point out the biggest: The former president attempted to overthrow the 2020 election, and he still has a lot of support. Many members of Congress, all Republicans, voted against certifying President Biden’s victory. Just last month, a Republican lawmaker actually proposed a national divorce.
Guerrero’s aspiration is noble, but her effort will fail as long as members of one tribe do not accept the principles on which the nation is governed.In Guerrero’s column, I found a long discussion about polarization but no solution other than the obvious — we all need to be more open-minded and tolerant. Let me suggest a solution.We create the polarization ourselves by self-declaration. We should not think of ourselves as a Democrat or a Republican.
Of course, Congress would never allow this because we all would be thinking more about the election issues than what political party we subscribe to.Guerrero acknowledges that “right-wing extremists are the most likely to embrace violence.”
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