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(18,402 posts)by individually recognizing and embracing this diversity and by acknowledging that the stereotyping of cultures is inevitably false and unproductive.
Maybe by starting with that notion of "grace" that allows people to forgive and then move past in order to act. It brought down that flag with one mighty, swift swoop. And other divisions can be overcome as well. I think we start by vowing not to vilify anyone who is otherbe they from another part of the country or another political persuasion even. That we recognize the humanity in everyone, even those with whom we disagree.
I dunno. I guess we just go back to that idea that Obama tried to promulgate when he first spoke at the Democratic convention way back when, and that he repeated at the end of his eulogy speech the other week. That we are the UNITED States of America, and that we can each help to make it a tiny bit better every day.
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