If someone from another planet dropped in and listened to any of our numerous news sources over the past several months, what clues about our culture might he/she take away?
I conjecture that there would be at least five major glaring observations:
1. We are opinionated and sharply divided in our opinions.
2. We operate in absolutisms: “us and them”, “win and lose”.
3. We “fight” in an almost child-like manner with no widely accepted rules of engagement.
4. Winning (almost at any cost) is all that matters.
5. We are in denial about the role and impact of race in our culture.
I would be the first to advocate for different opinions. After all I am a diversity consultant and that is an important element of our thesis. Diversity of thought enhances a group’s ability solve problems, think creatively and be more innovative. In his book, The Difference, Scott Page, shows example after example
