What if Americans wanted to be judged by their talents and individual accomplishments rather than be defined by the color of their skin or their mating habits? What happens when group identity politics loses its ability to manipulate the emotions of women, minorities and gay people?
What if the midterm elections were about all the new jobs and higher wages in America instead of phony attempts to frame Americans as racist and xenophobes?
What if the midterm elections were a rebuke to those who dissemble and seek to destroy their political opponents rather than debate those with whom they disagree? What if America does not want gridlock masquerading as oversight in our Congress? What if bridging the divide in American culture had less to do with phony political parties and more to do with an objective standard of freedom?
DANIEL FRITCH
Evans City
First Published: November 20, 2018, 10:00 a.m.
