We’re on the brink of cultural, political, and environmental disaster. The only way out is through — and it’s by learning to hear one another again, learning to see the point of view of those who disagree with you.
This isn’t “bothsideism” or false equivalence. We have to transcend the my-side-versus-your-side that continues to grow and metastasize in American life and politics. It’s profit-driven infotainment and it’s tearing us to pieces.