He said group polarization has been intensified by the “Big Sort,” a decades-long social phenomenon where people have been slowly gravitating to like-minded enclaves. “That means you’re creating your own feedback loops where you’re growing more and more convinced of the rightness of your cause and your cause becomes, often, more extreme over time.” “The law of group polarization says that when people of like minds gather, they get more extreme,” French explained. How did the country get to this point?įrench explained that the level of animosity has been raised by three factors, the decades long “Big Sort,” social media, and the law of group polarization. We’re called to defend liberty and we’re called to fellowship.” “So we have to be the instruments of the society we want to create. “Animosity will defeat liberty,” he warned. The presentation, “The Constitutional Cure for American Division,” was very timely, coming on the heals of an impeachment inquiry by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.įrench explained that animosity and political division in the United States have been heightened to potentially dangerous levels, to the point that hatred for each other has been spiking among the average citizens of the country, not just those in politics. Popular author, columnist and podcast host David French, the inaugural speaker for Benedictine College’s new Center for Constitutional Liberty, sought to explain the reasons for the nation’s political divide and suggested possible solutions in his speech at the college on Sept.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |