I’d like to shake the hand of the guy who went rogue with the road sign here. But, while his message is funny, it makes an important point.
Americans from the baby-boom and the earlier generations remember a time when our personal politics meant relatively little in the way we regarded one another.
As an example, 50 years ago, few parents were upset if one of their children proposed to marry someone from the other major political party. Yet that’s no longer the case. Today, more than half of Democrats interviewed said they would object if one of their kids wanted to marry a Republican (and vice versa).
What has changed fundamentally? In particular, how did the MAGA movement come to divide us so completely?
In my mind, it’s largely a function of the fact that what we now call “news” is no longer information; it’s content designed to capture our round-the-clock attention and make us loyal to one club or another. News is no longer a service; it’s an extremely lucrative business, and the only way to establish and maintain these megaprofits is to have two halves of America, each of which considers the other half “assholes.”
“Republican Patriots” writes: Howard Stern once again reveals the contempt so many in the entertainment elite hold for everyday Americans. He claims not to hate President Trump himself, but openly declares his hatred for those who support him, calling them stupid and saying he has no respect for them. This kind of arrogant dismissal shows how out of touch these Hollywood types have become with the hardworking people who built this country.
I’ve got news: contempt for Trump supporters is hardly limited to “these Hollywood types.” The vast majority of Americans–especially at this point–are neither greedy pigs nor hateful morons. We respect human rights and rule of law.
Can’t something be done to stop this lunatic?
I have such respect for Pascal that I considered naming our son after him. (My wife wasn’t having it. Maybe if we lived in France?)
Pascal was instrumental in math and physics, but is perhaps best known for his philosophic “wager,” that it makes sense to believe in God, since if He exists, you’ll be very glad you did, and if He doesn’t, you haven’t lost anything. I counter that this is not how we adopt or reject religion.
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