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“Can we all get along:” 1 American political divisiveness in the 21st Century
Author(s) -
Duty Ronald W.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/dial.12621
Subject(s) - politics , compromise , democracy , race (biology) , government (linguistics) , politics of the united states , political economy , political science , division (mathematics) , sociology , law , gender studies , mathematics , linguistics , philosophy , arithmetic
The current American political divisiveness follows prior divisive periods and is not unique. The simultaneous developments of a culture war and a partisan realignment helped to create division. Disagreement over the proper role of government completed the division. Race is a significant dividing social and political issue in America. For Reinhold Niebuhr, “Democracy is a method of finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems.” Finding agreement over policing policy may be possible, but principled political compromise over underlying issues contributing to racial inequities is likely to be harder.