Agree. I recommend a book I am studying entitled American Nations by Woodard. It identifies the different cultural and national groups that settled in the US prior to the Civil War. In a Zoom study group I am in with a Round Rock Texas church, we are dismayed to learn of the messiness of this country in its early days, and we now understand how we got here. We are having mass cognitive dissonance, and a lot of resultant dismay, based on what we thought about our foundation as a nation vs. the rest of the story. But at least we have an understanding of today's national discontent.
Agree. I recommend a book I am studying entitled American Nations by Woodard. It identifies the different cultural and national groups that settled in the US prior to the Civil War. In a Zoom study group I am in with a Round Rock Texas church, we are dismayed to learn of the messiness of this country in its early days, and we now understand how we got here. We are having mass cognitive dissonance, and a lot of resultant dismay, based on what we thought about our foundation as a nation vs. the rest of the story. But at least we have an understanding of today's national discontent.
Sounds like a fascinating read. Appreciate the suggestion, Dale.