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Nebraska Sen. Sasse: Polarization as Rootlessness
Ben Sasse, U.S. Senator (R NE), former president of Midland University in Fremont, NE and the author of Them: Why We Hate Each Other--and How to Heal (St. Martin's Press, 2018) argues that loneliness is the underlying cause of America's extreme polarization and the solution lies in finding deepening rootedness.
.@BenSasse: "We need to distinguish between good tribes and bad tribes." Political tribalism is a bad thing. Need to use tribe to talk about family, friendship, shared vocation, & worship communities.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) October 17, 2018.@BenSasse: Right vs Left is important right now, but much more important is "past vs future". Neither party has a long-term plan.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) October 17, 2018@BrianLehrer A Former New Yorker now Nebraskan wants to know: Will you be a part of the solution and work with Democrats? Or continue to be an eloquent Trump supporter.
— margi (@margi1212) October 17, 2018It’s fair to say that gop is mostly to blame given their reaction to our last president , arguably the most pragmatic in our history
— Thom Small (@portcreature) October 17, 2018