The Tide Will Turn Yet Again
The Tide Will Turn Yet Again. The nation will change course. This transition from Right to Left and back again has already occurred a number of times in our nation’s history, and it will almost certainly happen again.
Sooner or Later, Depending on How Long it Takes Us to Get out of the Current Set of Messes. That is, depending on how long it takes us to reach the next “cave.”
In the Mean Time, Wouldn’t It Be Great if we could somehow lower our shields on this divide and work together? Wouldn’t it be great to put the best tools of the Right together with the best tools of the Left.
Wouldn’t We All like to Stay in the Same “Cave” One More Season, while improving it suit all of us better?
How Do Those Content to Stay and Fearful of Leaving convince the others that staying put is the best course, that it is not just cowardice and selfishness?
How Do Those Boldly Eager to Leave and Fearful of Staying convince the others that moving on is what is needed, and that it is not just some foolhardy willingness to risk everything for some bright future that may not exist?
How Can We Do That? What Would it Take? What would it take for Americans on both sides of the political and cultural divide to see the other side’s point of view, and to pick the best options from both sides, and to go boldly forward, while not risking everything that we already have to lose?
Sooner or Later, Depending on How Long it Takes Us to Get out of the Current Set of Messes. That is, depending on how long it takes us to reach the next “cave.”
In the Mean Time, Wouldn’t It Be Great if we could somehow lower our shields on this divide and work together? Wouldn’t it be great to put the best tools of the Right together with the best tools of the Left.
Wouldn’t We All like to Stay in the Same “Cave” One More Season, while improving it suit all of us better?
How Do Those Content to Stay and Fearful of Leaving convince the others that staying put is the best course, that it is not just cowardice and selfishness?
How Do Those Boldly Eager to Leave and Fearful of Staying convince the others that moving on is what is needed, and that it is not just some foolhardy willingness to risk everything for some bright future that may not exist?
How Can We Do That? What Would it Take? What would it take for Americans on both sides of the political and cultural divide to see the other side’s point of view, and to pick the best options from both sides, and to go boldly forward, while not risking everything that we already have to lose?
STILL AHEAD: How We Can Actually Work Together
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