Slowly it has dawned on me that the chasm between left and right, between Progressives and Movement Conservatives in the U.S., comes down to one, single, fundamental question.
No, it's not pro-choice vs. pro-life. It's not faith-based vs. reality-based. For a long time, I thought it came down to whether or not you believed in, and wanted to participate in, the fundamental concept of community.
But no, wing-nuts really don't reject the concept of community. They wallow in all the benefits that community creates, while accepting none of the responsibilities. But they certainly have not rejected community as a concept.
Like so many things in this world, the fundamental quesation boils down to how you define your terms. So to me, the difference between "Us" and "Them" comes down to one simple but fundamental question: What does is mean to be an American?
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