A common topic of conversation these days is how remote or isolated people feel about how their fellow citizens view the world. I have always taught in my classes that congress is the least popular branch because of the tremendous diversity of ideas and world views around the country — and that is simply reflected in the legislative body. But the DEGREE of difference is now apparently so striking: This article by a conservative intellectual illustrates the gap.
I simply can’t get my arms around the idea that “America is engaged in a moral civil war for it soul” and that this war is so important that accepting Donald Trump, whatever his faults, was better than supporting “the liberal Hilary Clinton”.
Living in the Era of Trump 