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why the culture wars need to be put to rest
Because we need to work together to solve problems that cannot be solved without our working together. It’s a simple as that. During the era of culture war (the 1980’s through the beginning of the new millenium), the basic structures of society were functioning. We had a highway system, a phone system, an energy system, a political system, an economic system, that more or less worked for the majority of people. We had the luxury of being sharply divided. People could gain power by highlighting our divisions, rather than focusing on what we had in common.
Sadly, many religious people fell for this power grab, listening to voices of paranoia and fear. (Did anyone see the letter from James Dobson imagining 2012 if the hated liberals took over? As paranoid as the anti-religion zealots who see faith as the root of all evil.)
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