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Solutions to What Ails Us
I spent quite a bit of time on the deep problems we have as a culture. They are the source of a lot of the hate and fear that we have of each other. This is not a nice state for any society, nor is this sustainable. In time our current condition can lead to a hot civil war. But we still have time to turn away from that fate, and indeed this is what Joe Biden wants to do. However, we cannot leave the necessary work to just the president-elect, and the rest of us need to do some of the necessary work,
We also have good aspects of American culture, and those could be the basis to rebuild civil society. So while things look dark at the moment, as many Donald Trump fans continue to trust the plan and talk a little revolution, there are points of light all over the culture. We need to encourage civil, peaceful, conversations that will lead to a more equitable society. It is the key to lowering the temperature since a lot of the distress involves a lot of people who were left behind by the economy of the last two generations. This cooperation across the culture is also in the American DNA, but it is suppressed by both media narratives and a resurgent right-wing. The current pandemic could also serve as a basis to building community as we all support each other, This is one reason I suspect the right-wing rejected science and Donald Trump rejected the kind of leadership he is not capable of enacting.