'Our first duty needs to be to country, not to political party. The process of healing begins with the resolute rejection of politicians who play for their party and not team America,' writes wjsullivan
” the minds of archrival soccer fans who support either Manchester United or Liverpool Football Club . Levine had MU fans complete a questionnaire about the MU team and loyal MU fans. Then they were told to report to another building. As they walked to the other building, an actor posing as a jogger pretended to fall and cry out in pain. Nearly every MU fan offered assistance if the jogger was wearing an MU shirt.
The results reveal a rather disgraceful side of human nature, but there is an encouraging ending. Levine ran the experiment again , but gave them a questionnaire that got them thinking about the camaraderie of soccer fans in general, not just their team. This time, the subjects helped joggers whether they wore MU or FC shirts. This part of the study offers a hopeful lesson, demonstrating that we can be decent to people outside a narrow alliance.
The need to recalibrate how we treat one another has never been more urgent. The chasm is so great between parties that we talk about legislation as a political “win” or “loss,” as if governing millions of people is some kind of game. Those who have forgotten that we’re all on the same team need to be sent home. Our first duty needs to be to country, not to political party. The process of healing begins with the resolute rejection of politicians who play for their party and not team America.
Our country looks like a dumbbell. We need to depolarize, renew respect for one another, and admonish those who are opposed to
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