I live in a place where I am constantly exposed to voters from the other party. I have to say I am finding it harder and harder to accept. No conversation is possible without accepting the shibboleths that prove you are part of the herd. I push back on it when I feel pretty sure doing so doesn't risk the friendship, but I feel pretty sure less and less often as time goes by.
There were studies showing much less tolerance by the lefties than from the right-wingers. I would like the research repeated trying to exclude most of the bias of the scientists. It is possible to a large degree - if the researchers want it. Should the results be confirmed the conservatives must publish them and make use as much as possible. The alternative will be dangerous. If both sides are equally bad the research authors should be welcome to join other normal people in search for salvation.
"So what advice do I have for parents? If you can, try to find a school and a community that is diverse, welcoming, and apolitical. But you also have every right to prioritize your beliefs and your values. Your school should not be undermining your faith and your beliefs"
Bill Bishop (in his book) calls our political geographic separation The Big Sort. And it happens because of exactly the behavior encouraged here. Looking for a community and school that "doesn't undermine your faith and your beliefs" is a recipe for political segregation.
"Everything shouldn't be political" is only true for societies that share an overarching moral / cultural / theological framework that is near universally accepted. That framework narrows the Overton Window enormously, so political stakes are lower. The reason politics seem to have taken over everything in the last 60 years is that we (America and the West) lost that framework. Our politics got theologicalized; our arguments transitioned from means (how do we achieve something we all agree to be good?) to ends (what is good?). Democracy is really good at the former and really bad at the latter.
Why the need to pull a both-sides argument? Let’s be real. Conservative communities and schools tend to steer clear of partisan politics; leftist communities and schools go all in. Religiously affiliated orgs that mimic the Boy Scouts are not the same as an established national scouting program that goes full-on woke.
I work at a public school in what could be considered right-of-center area of DFW. Teachers are aggressively encouraged to keep their politics to ourselves. Conservatives and Christians follow this while the leftist teachers flagrantly share their politics and pick fights with their students. It was the same way when I was a student.
But yes, having kids definitely is politically coded. I think the leftist approach guarantees the collapsing birth rate. Meanwhile Christians and conservatives will continue having kids and keeping their sanity through sound parenting practices. Prepare for a much more conservative America in the coming generations.
Any actual support outside of your own bias for this "observation"? Sounds like you just don't like democratic women voters and want to attribute silly behavior to them.
I live in a place where I am constantly exposed to voters from the other party. I have to say I am finding it harder and harder to accept. No conversation is possible without accepting the shibboleths that prove you are part of the herd. I push back on it when I feel pretty sure doing so doesn't risk the friendship, but I feel pretty sure less and less often as time goes by.
There were studies showing much less tolerance by the lefties than from the right-wingers. I would like the research repeated trying to exclude most of the bias of the scientists. It is possible to a large degree - if the researchers want it. Should the results be confirmed the conservatives must publish them and make use as much as possible. The alternative will be dangerous. If both sides are equally bad the research authors should be welcome to join other normal people in search for salvation.
Or we could just quit pretending that we are one country. The longer we do that the more the odds on CW2 go up.
"So what advice do I have for parents? If you can, try to find a school and a community that is diverse, welcoming, and apolitical. But you also have every right to prioritize your beliefs and your values. Your school should not be undermining your faith and your beliefs"
Bill Bishop (in his book) calls our political geographic separation The Big Sort. And it happens because of exactly the behavior encouraged here. Looking for a community and school that "doesn't undermine your faith and your beliefs" is a recipe for political segregation.
"Everything shouldn't be political" is only true for societies that share an overarching moral / cultural / theological framework that is near universally accepted. That framework narrows the Overton Window enormously, so political stakes are lower. The reason politics seem to have taken over everything in the last 60 years is that we (America and the West) lost that framework. Our politics got theologicalized; our arguments transitioned from means (how do we achieve something we all agree to be good?) to ends (what is good?). Democracy is really good at the former and really bad at the latter.
Why the need to pull a both-sides argument? Let’s be real. Conservative communities and schools tend to steer clear of partisan politics; leftist communities and schools go all in. Religiously affiliated orgs that mimic the Boy Scouts are not the same as an established national scouting program that goes full-on woke.
I work at a public school in what could be considered right-of-center area of DFW. Teachers are aggressively encouraged to keep their politics to ourselves. Conservatives and Christians follow this while the leftist teachers flagrantly share their politics and pick fights with their students. It was the same way when I was a student.
But yes, having kids definitely is politically coded. I think the leftist approach guarantees the collapsing birth rate. Meanwhile Christians and conservatives will continue having kids and keeping their sanity through sound parenting practices. Prepare for a much more conservative America in the coming generations.
Any actual support outside of your own bias for this "observation"? Sounds like you just don't like democratic women voters and want to attribute silly behavior to them.