1/ Some of us see a New America being born - multicultural, multiethnic, multiracial, even multisexual. We think "Wow, how cool!" because we see it as the full actualization of America's highest destiny: unity in diversity with an extraordinary richness of talent and creativity.
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2/ But what to some of us seems like an exciting prospect seems to others like a psychic annihilation of sorts, a destruction of a homogeneity that they've always identified with & which they see as the source of their authority and power. That's the contest that underlies it all
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3/ Many changes are long overdue. But they represent such dramatic shift in the minds of so many that it behooves us to be patient & magnanimous, even towards those who were neither of those things towards us. Change takes time to process & people need to feel safe as they do it.

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4/ That doesn't mean we should slow down!! No! We need to keep persevering, never letting up, especially now that the fruits of our fervor are beginning to appear. But on a personal level, the more loving & peaceful we keep the protests, the less chance of a backlash in Nov.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Might I humbly & warmly suggest that you read 'The Righteous Mind' book by @JonHaidt? It might give you a useful new perspective on the partisan tensions within our country -- a perspective that's proven very useful to many of its readers in building bridges.
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I read it. It’s great!
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Yes, it does take time and patience, especially because such change often means leaving friends and family behind.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Why do you ignore the used heroin needles, fires, toxic smoke, concussions, deaths, countless businesses, lives, dreams, destroyed, the terror, the threats...the teeth kicked out...the rapes? You can't justify all of this evil with floaty talk about "change."
Replying to @marwilliamson
@marwilliamson let me tell you something you already know... you are a #goddess in your own right. #jgiddinsthefather #jgiddinsforyang
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