by David Brooks (New York Times, Sept. 2, 2016)
Once,
I seem to recall, we had philosophical and ideological differences.
Once, politics was a debate between liberals and conservatives, between
different views of government, different views on values and America’s
role in the world.
But
this year, it seems, everything has been stripped down to the bone.
Politics is dividing along crude identity lines — along race and class.
Are you a native-born white or are you an outsider? Are you one of the
people or one of the elites?
Politics is no longer about argument or discussion; it’s about trying to put your opponents into the box of the untouchables. - - - CLICK HERE TO KEEP READING
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