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Try to keep it in perspective, folks…
We’ve all heard it: “This is the most important election in history!!” It seems to pop up in conversations, op-ed pieces and TV talkfests all the time… But, is it really?
Sure, it’s important, and you bet I’m paying attention to every word. But folks… try to keep things in perspective… This short piece from The American Scholar makes a very simple point: Everybody always thinks the election they’re having now is the most important one ever.
Makes sense… People just tend to assume that the times they’re living in are the most interesting and important ever. For instance, how many times have you heard some columnist or other in the last few years of Bushdom say that the United States has become “the most partisan nation ever in its history,” or something along those lines?
Well, I’d ask you as you consider that: Ever heard of this little thing they had a few years back called the Civil War? Now, THAT was partisan….
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