[M T]

I don't think Americans broadly need convincing. Unfortunately we live in a two party system and  ….

I think we often gather into cliques and fool ourselves into believing that the way we see things is the One True Way and that all intelligent beings know this to be right. 

At this time of year, I hear political ads by pretty much every candidate which are trying to drive a wedge between the candidate’s Us and Them. 

Perhaps a two (versus many) party sustem contributes to the politization of more things (health policies come to mind). But I personally fear the situation when one party has such power as to push  through all its self-evident “truths” as laws and policies. That’s just pushing the pendulum further from its resting place. 

While I believe that the Russia-Ukraine war needs to be resolved with Russia not being rewarded for its invasion (as a lesson for all the countries that think they have a right for their neighbor’s land & people), I still respect that a large number of Americans have different values.  

I hope that the leaders can find a way to help their constituents see this war as a situation the US needs to support. A difficulty is to avoid it becoming a political flashpoint.

[M T]

I don't think Americans broadly need convincing. Unfortunately we live in a two party system and  ….

I think we often gather into cliques and fool ourselves into believing that the way we see things is the One True Way and that all intelligent beings know this to be right. 

At this time of year, I hear political ads by pretty much every candidate which are trying to drive a wedge between the candidate’s Us and Them. 

Perhaps a two (versus many) party sustem contributes to the politization of more things (health policies come to mind). But I personally fear the situation when one party has such power as to push  through all its self-evident “truths” as laws and policies. That’s just pushing the pendulum further from its resting place. 

While I believe that the Russia-Ukraine war needs to be resolved with Russia not being rewarded for its invasion (as a lesson for all the countries that think they have a right for their neighbor’s land & people), I still respect that a large number of Americans have different values.  

I hope that the leaders can find a way to help their constituents see this war as a situation the US needs to support. A difficulty is to avoid it becoming a political flashpoint.