<<Does that mean political violence is inevitable in the US; and if it does, doesn't that suggest that only mutually assured destruction might deter it.>>
I think going down that path is unhelpful and destructive. Yes, we have to prepare ourselves for that possibility, but this isn't just an issue of the US, but of the whole world. We fra…
<<Does that mean political violence is inevitable in the US; and if it does, doesn't that suggest that only mutually assured destruction might deter it.>>
I think going down that path is unhelpful and destructive. Yes, we have to prepare ourselves for that possibility, but this isn't just an issue of the US, but of the whole world. We frame the argument most of the time in almost Leftist terms, that those who are "woke" are forever irredeemable, and that they can't ever see that there's a different path. At the same time, they're struggling too - some research thing came out this past week saying that today's young adults are, as a group, lonelier than the very old... With God's help, we can reach people with love and friendship and community, but that's a long and hard road. We're also not going to "get" every one, but not every person espousing woke dogma is nearly as convinced as it would seem, not by a long shot.
<<Does that mean political violence is inevitable in the US; and if it does, doesn't that suggest that only mutually assured destruction might deter it.>>
I think going down that path is unhelpful and destructive. Yes, we have to prepare ourselves for that possibility, but this isn't just an issue of the US, but of the whole world. We frame the argument most of the time in almost Leftist terms, that those who are "woke" are forever irredeemable, and that they can't ever see that there's a different path. At the same time, they're struggling too - some research thing came out this past week saying that today's young adults are, as a group, lonelier than the very old... With God's help, we can reach people with love and friendship and community, but that's a long and hard road. We're also not going to "get" every one, but not every person espousing woke dogma is nearly as convinced as it would seem, not by a long shot.