Gerson in WaPo: The conservative mind has become diseased

[Sparkly]

"How did the genes of generosity and simple humanity get turned off? Is this insensibility the risk of prolonged exposure to our radioactive political culture? If so, all of us should stand back a moment and tend to the health of our revulsion."

The rest here.

[tazkcmo]

1. Good morning, Gerson.

Just how long have you been asleep?

[Paladin]

2. My sentiments exactly.

Nice catch there, Gerson. Thanks for taking account of the painfully obvious. Got any ideas about what we should do about it? Or is that column a couple of years down the road?

[yurbud]

3. It happens in war, during slavery, our displacement and genocide of Native Americans...

If you can make someone the "other" and see some gain from doing so, a lot of people will.

In the case of conservatives, they don't always need to see the gain. There's a degree of cruelty that seems just as satisfying like the "let them die" chant about health care reform that wasn't aimed at any specific race, religion, or nation.

[madinmaryland]

4. It's been diseased for nearly 40 years, Gerson