Libertarians are animated by hating coercion.
Progressives are animated by hating oppression.
Conservatives are animated by hating needless loss of hard-won traditions and gains over prior generations.
(From Arnold Cling's book)
A sensible person should optimize among these three, rather than fall into a simplistic one-dimensional camp, losing sight of the American project at large.
Some ways we can all move forward:
- Agree that we have an unworkable leadership class
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