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From the New York Timesbestselling author of The Vanishing American Adult , an intimate and urgent assessment of the existential crisis facing our nation.Something is wrong We all know it.American life expectancy is declining for a third straight year Birth rates are dropping Nearly half of us think the other political party isn t just wrong they re evil We re the richest country in history, but we ve never been pessimistic What s causing the despair In Them, bestselling author and U.S Senator Ben Sasse argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, our crisis isn t really about politics It s that we re so lonely we can t see straight and it bubbles out as anger Local communities are collapsing Across the nation, little leagues are disappearing, Rotary clubs are dwindling, and in all likelihood, we don t know the neighbor two doors down Work isn t what we d hoped less certainty, few lifelong coworkers, shallow purpose Stable families and enduring friendships life s fundamental pillars are in statistical freefall As traditional tribes of place evaporate, we rally against common enemies so we can feel part of on a team No institutions command widespread public trust, enabling foreign intelligence agencies to use technology to pick the scabs on our toxic divisions We re in danger of half of us believing different facts than the other half, and the digital revolution throws gas on the fire There s a path forward but reversing our decline requires something radical a rediscovery of real places and real human to human relationships Even as technology nudges us to become rootless, Sasse shows how only a recovery of rootedness can heal our lonely souls.America wants you to be happy, but urgently, America needs you to love your neighbor Fixing what s wrong with the country depends on you rebuilding right where you re planted. Free Read Them [ Author ] Ben Sasse [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Ben Sasse is a Republican senator from Nebraska I do not always agree with him, but according to his book, Them Why We Hate Each Other And How to Heal, that s OK This book talks about the circumstances that have exacerbated divisions in the United States, and it provides guidance for how to see commonalities among one another and overcome political rifts.I gave this book five stars because it was exactly the book I needed to read at exactly the right time I feel that it is impor...I ll read anything Ben Sasse has to write Anything The man is a thinker He has peered into the future and seen what America needs to do to be prepared for the immense challenges facing her In this book he deals particularly with the issue of tribalism He blames loneliness, social media, and news programs who seek to entertain and divide But this is no glib screed against the dangers of Facebook whic...Senator Ben Sasse has the antidote to heal our broken society, and it has nothing to do with politics My full reviewThis is not a book about politics if it was I would not be reading it but that is not to say that politics does not come into play in the book This is a book about how we became tribal and how we can start to fix that America is unique in the fact that we are a country of immigrants and we are not a country of shared heritage but America is an idea This means it takes work to keep her stable Sasse s theory is that we have become tribal through the breakdown of the community We arein This is not a book about politics if it was I would not be reading it but that is not to say that politics does not come into play in the book This is a book about how we became tribal and how we can start to fix that America is unique in the fact that we are a country of immigrants and we are not a country of shared heritage but America is an idea This means it takes work to keep her stable Sasse s theory is that we have become tribal through the breakdown of the community We areinvolved in our technology and do not take the time to build face to face relationships with people He spoke about the idea of the mobile, the rooted, and the stuck Each of these groups of people have their own issues I am part of the mobile group and my family has been for generations so it is harder understand the rooted and the stuck This does not help us communicate and empathize with each other.I think my favorite part of the book was when he took on cable news and their part ...A good compilation of others writing on social capital or the lack thereof in our society e.g., Robert Putnam, Yuval Levin, et al I kept thinking Sasse must be reading Wendell Berry given the emphasis on place, but no Berry referenc...It s a slender read but an important one Sasse is a curious individual as one of the Senate s true wonks and intellectuals and as a sometimes critic of the President he has both his fans and his detractors But this tome, released on the heels of the horrific Kavanaugh hearings and increasing incidents of public accosting of elected officials, could not betimely Certainly he writes from a conservative perspective and a religious specifically Christian one, but the trends he outlines It s a slender read but an important one Sasse is a curious individual as one of the Senate s true wonks and intellectuals and as a sometimes critic of the President he has both his fans and his detractors But this tome, released on the heels of the horrific Kavanaugh hearings and increasing incidents of public accosting of elected officials, could not betimely Certainly he writes from a conservative perspective and a religious specifically Christian one, but the trends he outlines increasing loneliness, the replacement of posi...I really appreciate the Nebraska Senator and his sense of perspective This book is a balanced treatment of what separates Americans, and how this occurred He gives not only a history of America s unity and disunity, but also the characteristics of better times and shared goals He is not naive, and though he clearly has how own strong views on various social issues, he is much less partisan andof an engaged participant He presents his views of the causes for the us versus them mentali I really appreciate the Nebraska Senator and his sense of perspective This book is a balanced treatment of what separates Americans, and how this occurred He gives not only a history of America s unity and disunity, but also the characteristics of better times and shared goals He is not nai...tl dr This book is possibly the most important political book you ll read this year I went into this book pretty pessimistic After reading Sasse s op ed on the same topic in the WSJ I was convinced he was oneout of touch Republican senator But I picked up this book on the recommendation of a friend And I m very glad I did It turns out Sasse is not what I expected The book is a surprisingly frank analysis of what divides our country He does a really good job of calling out problemat tl dr This book is possibly the most important political book you ll read this year I went into this book pretty pessimistic After reading Sasse s op ed on the same topic in the WSJ I was convinced he was oneout of touch Republican senator But I picked up this book on the recommendation of a friend And I m very glad I did It turns out Sasse is not what I expected The book is a surprisingly frank analysis of what divides our country He does a really good job of callin...Everyone should read this book Now You don t have to agree with the author politically to benefit from reading this book I know because I don t agree with him on everything Senator Sasse points out a number of things we need to do in order to fix the divide our country i...I really enjoyed Ben Sasse s last book and this one is great as well Very helpful in thinking through the issues facing our country.
- 25 March 2017 Ben Sasse
- Hardcover
- 288 pages
- 1250193680
- Ben Sasse
- Them