2/27/2009
8
Common
Ground
nThere are very significant differences in priority of
values
nThe good news is that the conservative and liberal
perspectives do have
some values in common – they want their children to be safe, supported, and to develop into self-reliant
adults.
nThe issue is whether the path to that end is via a
military boarding school, a
charter school, a public school or a Montessori school.
nThe other interesting question is, “Would this country
be better off if all conservative
minded people disappeared?” or “if all Liberal minded people disappeared?”
nThe answer of course is NO.
nThis country is fortunate to have a reasonable balance
of conservative and
liberal voters.
nHopefully it will stay that way.
nNevertheless, we could learn how to be more constructive
in managing the
differences between these different view points. Currently
both sides seem to focus more on “winning” than on finding solutions to the very real problems America is
facing.