I
applaud George Gordon’s “As I See It” article in the KC Star on July 4, 2016
(link above)! We certainly need more
respect for different opinions. If
probed, we'd find more common values than each side may think exist.
In
Mr. Gordon's article, he did not mean to say that, in general, either side is
devoid in the values of the other, solely that one side favors them more. In some cases, the sides are much closer than
people might think. For example, the
sides each value creativity, but different types of creativity, in general.
A
key difference that I suspect Mr. Gordon would agree to add is that the
"Main Street" mentality is more concerned about creating burdensome
debt that will crush our society and our descendants.
I
disagree (could be worked out by discussion) with his position that the
"Liberal Arts" group values freedom of thought more than the
"Main Street" group. My
observation is directly opposite. For
example, there have been repressions of freedom of thought on our campuses for
decades. The "Liberal Arts"
(aka "left") has largely supported freedom of thought only for those
who share their "politically correct" opinions.
We
greatly need to have respectful discussion particularly among politicians and
need political leadership that works successfully at bringing us together rather
than dividing us. Unfortunately, we have
not had a president with a unifying approach since Bill Clinton 16 years ago
and both of our 2016 presidential candidates have historically been dividers
rather than unifiers.
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