America has gotten both better and worse

<p>It&rsquo;s no secret that political discourse in the US today is horrible. Social media interactions about contentious topics range from &ldquo;tense&rdquo; to &ldquo;dumpster fire.&rdquo; News consumption has bifurcated along party lines. Friends and family members have become estranged over support for or antipathy toward different candidates.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/democratic-donkey-and-republican-elephant-in-royalty-free-illustration/1195994877"><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:642/1*ACKPd8AmfTLbihzXMRidNQ.jpeg" style="height:477px; width:642px" /></a></p> <p>Are we debating or just fighting?</p> <p>As I was preparing to write an entirely different article, I came to a realization that bowled me over and gave me hope for repairing some of the fractures in our society. That revelation was that conservatives and progressives are&nbsp;<em>both right&nbsp;</em>when they say we either should or shouldn&rsquo;t try to bring back the past.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/bleeding-heart-liberal/america-has-gotten-both-better-and-worse-29c1a3345be7"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>
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