Then there’s Ben Shapiro’s column that demands people stop apologizing for our history. Here’s how his column runs down the home stretch:
The war on the history of the West isn’t merely a difference of opinion, to be glossed over with a few words about bipartisanship. America is divided right now between two groups: those who believe that America and the West are fundamentally good and worth fighting for, despite their myriad historic shortcomings; and those who believe that America and the West are fundamentally evil and racist, steeped in structural power imbalances. A house divided against itself cannot stand; those who care for their homes cannot declare unity with arsonists.
There can be no politically unifying moments with history-twisting harpies — harpies who would be speaking German without Churchill. Anyone who insists on wiping away the legacy of good in the West in favor of cynically blustering about the unique nastiness of the West cannot be included in a call for national harmony.
Here’s what the left doesn’t get about America
it was clear to me that, for some reason, many on the left see America as wicked, unholy, and in need of some sort of purification. The election of President Trump has only exacerbated this, with many Democrats now seeing a country that is broken in every sense of the word.
.. he cried “tears of rage” over Trump and that “there’s things that are savagely wrong in this country.”
.. This is what the left never seems to understand about America. This “pursuit of happiness” – what I have always perceived as being able to pursue any goal or opportunity that you wish – is something that no other nation offers its citizens. It is what makes this country exceptional above all else
.. He had the right to try, the right to fail, the right to make something more of himself. That is the secret sauce that makes America truly great.
.. There is no guarantee of success—only that you get a shot. The rest is up to you.
.. There is nothing “savagely wrong” with this country except for the savage nature of the politics that have divided us.