Living in a Western society, it is easy to take certain things for granted. One is the fact that we peacefully share a social space with people from a wide variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, pledge our allegiance to a shared set of political institutions, and by and large move around and access the very same public amenities with relative ease. We could be torn apart by ethnic, religious, or political conflict, but instead we have enough mutual trust to walk the same streets, share the same coffeeshops and restaurants and buses, and live peacefully under the same political system, even when our preferred candidates lose the election.
A Free and Open Society is a Delicate Achievement, Whose Future Now Hangs in the Balance
Thank you David Thunder. Very well written and truthful article