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0 pointsginger20164y ago0 comments

He claims traditionally a country is held together by “shared gods, shared blood, and shared enemies”.

What is he saying, the issue is, this is a multi-faith, multi-ethnic country? I say, Professor Haidt, the train has left this station, America has progressed, it is not going back to “shared blood” and “shared gods” anymore. You better get used to some diversity.

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unmole4y ago

> What is he saying, the issue is, this is a multi-faith, multi-ethnic country?

He is not. Please don't post bad faith arguments. If you really think that is what he's saying, please work on your reading comprehension.

vimy4y ago

Not literal faith. Otherwise he would have said God, not Gods. He means shared ideals and ideas relating to the nation itself.

For example, the founders were shared Gods. Now a part of Americans thinks they were horrible racist people. It’s not something that bonds anymore. It’s the opposite now.

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