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"As the presidential election campaign heats up, media coverage suggests
Americans are hopelessly divided and headed for a difficult fall – perhaps also
a tense January.
But that isn’t the whole story, according to reporting and poll results from
the American Communities Project, a journalism and research effort we lead that
is based at Michigan State University that analyzes the country by looking at
15 different community types.
In fact, on issues and policies where government has a serious role – such
matters as taxes, immigration, the state of the economy and even abortion – a
2023 survey from the American Communities Project, or the ACP, found a great
deal of agreement in the 15 community types we examine.
But when the topic turned to “culture war” issues (religion, gender identity,
guns, family values), the differences were deep.
That divide between talking about “policy” and talking about “culture” –
between arguing about “what we want” versus “who we are” – is having a hugely
divisive impact on the nation. And if politics and governing are going to get
more productive, Americans need to find a way to move past the issues around
cultural identity."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
