Our baser nature is telling millions of Americans that cruelty is
good, if it helps us win, and kindness is evil, if it weakens our
cause. That is the path of destruction.
“When you worship power, compassion and mercy will look like sins.”
Benjamin Cremer, a Wesleyan pastor and writer who is based in Idaho,
posted that thought last year. I saw it last week and immediately
forwarded it to some of my close friends with a note that said that
this sentence captures our political moment. It helps describe
America’s moral divide.
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By David French | The New York Times
| Jan. 28, 2025, 5:00 a.m.
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