After I posted last night, Linda pointed out that one time Americans unite as a nation is when we watch the Superbowl. Later I thought that we also unite in the the aftermath of tragedies. In Carbon County an organization of conservatives actually calls itself the “9/12 Project” to reflect the unity Americans felt the day after the World Trade Center was bombed.
Then I realized that even events like that don’t draw us together anymore. A fairly large group of Americans actually thinks that the 9/11 attack was staged by the Bush Administration. A fairly large group of NRA types has claimed that the Newtown massacre was “faked.” Imagine if you were a parent whose child was killed and how that would make you feel.
We seem unable to agree on the most basic facts. Obama born in Kenya? Hillary Clinton part of a child sex ring? Global warming a hoax?
Not only don’t we watch the same shows or listen to the same music or read the same news, we don’t even agree on basic facts. We are coming apart.
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