A Tale of Two Cultures
by Bill Muehlenberg, Culture Watch:
The West is at war with itself:
It does not take astute analytical abilities, incisive perception, or acute political awareness to see that the West is fraying at the edges. Indeed, it is a world splitting apart. The older I get, the more I grieve over what I see happening in America, in Australia and in the West. There is a major war going on and it is ripping the West apart.
Let me examine three aspects of this: first, I draw upon a recent article looking at the American scene; second, I add another worrying component to this; and third; I bring in the much-needed spiritual dimension, and remind us of a voice that has too often been neglected.
Two nations
In a recent piece Andrew Coy offers this thesis: “What is becoming increasingly clear is that America is disintegrating into two warring factions.” Others of course have spoken of this new American Civil War that we are witnessing. Coy makes some helpful points along the way. He writes:
Imagine the two separate belief systems. Notice how diametrically different Side A is from Side B. Be aware of just how different the cultures, customs, and norms are. Notice that the two sides do not resemble each other at all, and they look as if they had two separate histories; they certainly look as if they are demanding extremely different futures. And one characteristic that makes it more crucial is that the red states and the blue states can be found by locations and regions.
He goes on to list various stark differences. Here are some of them:
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