Former President Richard Nixon once observed that many make the mistake of thinking that conflict is the result of misunderstanding rather than difference of belief.
A Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Sen. Mitt Romney regarding the demise of the No Labels political party initiative tells us as much about Romney, and why he failed to ever become a national leader, as it does about the failure of the No Labels effort.Romney defines this effort as seeking out the "sensible middle voices" in American politics.
It was because there were many in the country who believed that slavery was not only OK but desirable. It was because some believed that Black Africans who were enslaved were not even human beings.Slavery was not about misunderstanding or lack of communication. It was about conflict between very different sets of beliefs.Over the years, the country has become increasingly polarized, with very different views about what is true and not true and even what the country is about.
The divide between Republicans and Democrats on the nature and cause of global warming has increased by 33 points, on satisfaction with K-12 education has increased by 30 points, on whether abortion should be legal under any circumstances by 30 points, on the importance of foreign trade by 29 points, and about immigration by 29 points.The different points of view emerge from very different views of the world, very different views of what is or is not true.
There is a reason why Donald Trump came out of nowhere in 2016 to win the presidency, running on the theme "Make America Great Again."
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