Dear Editor, Why are we so divided in this country?
Two primary reasons: hate and excessive ego.
Hatred — An intense, deep-seated emotion of dislike, hostility, or aversion toward a person, thing or idea.
Ego (egotistical) – “an adjective describing someone who has an exaggerated sense of their own importance, completely self-absorbed, and considers themselves superior to others,” i.e. lacking the humility to consider the views of others.
If you can’t stand, can’t support, or can’t accept anything that Biden/Democrats do or propose, you have a hate and/or ego problem.
(How much of each you decide)
If you can’t stand, can’t support, or can’t accept anything that Trump/Republicans do or propose, you have a hate and/or ego problem.
(Again, how much of each only you can decide)
To assess the degree to which you are afflicted by these two evils, apply the definitions above to your political positions of the last several years.
If you can find some agreements, then obviously you are less so, but having either of these two evils at work in your life to any degree is wrong. And to my Christian brothers and sisters, if either of these behaviors is applicable to you, then you need to repent, for they are opposite of what Jesus teaches us.
I am not trying to be “holier than thou” for I struggle with this as well. I think we all do to some degree. But I think we can all agree that if this is the source of our division, it is not only harmful to ourselves but extremely harmful to our country and our future!
Joe Hester
Radford
