We're more divided than we've been in decades, but not because our disagreements today are more complex than they used to be, but because they're simpler. We disagree fundamentally on what America is & should be.
Conservatives, in general, believe our rights are inherent & are not given to us by man. Progressives, in general, believe our rights come from the government. That's why the former fights against infringement on our rights, & the latter is fine with surrendering them.
The idea that our rights are "unalienable" and "endowed by our Creator" is literally upon what our constitution & country is founded. Those who disagree with that statement disagree with America on a basic level.
That's why most conservatives refuse (and SHOULD refuse) to compromise on the second amendment and the right to life -- these things are both the foundation and the safeguard of all our other rights and they're based on the concept that our liberties come from God, not gov.
And if conservatives DO give in on these issues, we will reach a point of no return IN OUR LIFETIME on a path twd total government control & socialism. Without the right to life & the right to PROTECT life, neither liberty nor the pursuit of happiness (private ownership) exist.
