It’s a lot easier to hate your neighbor when you never actually have to live with them.
It’s a lot easier to hate your neighbor when you never actually have to live with them.
A new poll out from The Wall Street Journal on Monday revealed steep declines in what used to be bedrock values in American society. Americans are now far less patriotic, religious, community-oriented, and desiring of children than they were in 1998, while financial priorities have taken over.
Graphic from Wall Street Journal
Money is now a greater motivator than patriotism and religion. No wonder our corporate elites shamelessly shill for China. When there are no unifying moral standards around shared values, it’s a lot easier to see your neighbor as a competitive enemy than anything else. This is how more and more Americans view those around them.
The same Wall Street Journal poll found that placing value on tolerance for others also dropped from 80 percent four years ago to 58 percent. The results echo earlier surveys documenting nationwide polarization.
According to an Axios poll with Generation Lab conducted in November 2021, “nearly a quarter of college students wouldn’t be friends with someone who voted for the other presidential candidate — with Democrats far more likely to dismiss people than Republicans.”
In the violent summer of 2020, about 2 in 3 Americans reported being afraid to express opinions that were unpopular. When one side wants to utterly
