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HOW WE GOT HERE: PREFACE
This thread contains excerpts from the preface of “How We Got Here: The 2020 Political Crisis and the Future of Social Change.” The preface describes the treatise's purpose and rationale, as well as my background.
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HOW WE GOT HERE: PREFACE
This thread contains excerpts from the preface of “How We Got Here: The 2020 Political Crisis and the Future of Social Change.” The preface describes the treatise's purpose and rationale, as well as my background.
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“I write as a citizen who believes that we can and will do better; as a citizen who refuses to die in the face of despair; as a citizen who will never lose hope in humanity and in our future.”
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“Our country is now on a precipice. Now, more than ever, if we want any hope of escaping this crisis, or any hope of mitigating its effects, we must have conversations rooted in the unvarnished truth to understand its origins.”
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“If we are now on the brink of civil war, the strategies we have employed to date clearly have not been working properly.”
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“Even for those who may be on the ‘right’ side of the conflict—and the world is rarely black and white—their efforts to date have failed to forestall an impending catastrophe that may wreak an unfathomable human toll.”
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“Before rushing to blame others—as all sides have done for the past four years—we must turn inward. We must probe the depths of our humanity. We must question our assumptions. We must grapple with our prejudices. We must reimagine the way forward.”
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“I write this treatise now, because, even in the event of war, we must understand its origins, we must understand our own role, and we must understand our enemy—that is, if we wish to develop effective strategy to minimize the cost to human life.”
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“For readers who wish to join me in this conversation, it is my hope that you will bring an open heart and open mind to the discussion, even if some of the positions I adopt may be unpopular.”
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“The treatise comes from a member of humanity who, like all fellow human beings, has a unique background and lived experience and whose complexity transcends any label.”
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“More than anything, more than a progressive or conservative, more than a Democrat or Republican, I identify myself as an American.”
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