Mending Divisions
Toxic tribalism isn't just poisoning our political system -- it's made its way to our workplaces, churches, TVs, smartphones, and even families. Both political parties and much of the media benefit from our division and fear. We must recognize that reasonable people of goodwill aren't one another's enemies just because we may not agree on everything. When we look for opportunities to mend divisions and band together, there's so much we can accomplish together.
✓ COUNTRY OVER PARTY
When we say "Country First," we certainly don't mean the country comes before everything in life. What we mean is that it must come before parties, politics, and personalities if America is to thrive.
Political parties exist to win elections, not govern in a reasonable, durable, or bipartisan way. There are countless examples of problems that could easily be solved, yet are such effective fundraising and voter turnout tools, that neither side dare fix them. In other words, our leaders put the success of their parties ahead of the success of the country.
Country First believes we must work to elect reasonable people of goodwill, so that neither party is held hostage by its extremes and our local, state, and federal governments can focus on finding durable, proven, and bipartisan solutions.
✓ STAND FOR TRUTH
Speaking simple truths is too often considered an act of courage -- and too often our leaders cower in fear of losing a position of power and privilege. Country First believes that if we ask our Armed Forces to risk their lives in defense of our country, the least a politician can do is risk their job to do the same thing. We must elect reasonable people of goodwill who aren't afraid to stand for truth.
No one is entitled to their own facts – regardless of party. None of us should be afraid of data, and intelligence and education (or lack thereof) isn't something to demean. Country First aspires to an objective political discourse that is uncompromisingly honest. A good idea should once again be judged on its reasonableness and rationality -- not which party promotes it or how loudly it is shouted.
✓ BUILD COMMON GROUND
Country First believes there are reasonable people of goodwill on all points of the political spectrum, and that this is actually the largest constituency in the country, despite the loudest, most prominent voices coming from the extremes of both parties. Reasonable people know that "my-way-or-the-highway" doesn't work, and that collaboration and compromise are as important in government as they are in our friendships and families. We're confident that our nation's greatest challenges could be solved in a manner satisfactory to the vast majority of Americans if we elect leaders whose primary goal is finding solutions rather than winning elections.
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Mending Divisions
Toxic tribalism isn't just poisoning our political system -- it's made its way to our workplaces, churches, TVs, smartphones, and even families. Both political parties and much of the media benefit from our division and fear. We must recognize that reasonable people of goodwill aren't one another's enemies just because we may not agree on everything. When we look for opportunities to mend divisions and band together, there's so much we can accomplish together.
✓ COUNTRY OVER PARTY
When we say "Country First," we certainly don't mean the country comes before everything in life. What we mean is that it must come before parties, politics, and personalities if America is to thrive.
Political parties exist to win elections, not govern in a reasonable, durable, or bipartisan way. There are countless examples of problems that could easily be solved, yet are such effective fundraising and voter turnout tools, that neither side dare fix them. In other words, our leaders put the success of their parties ahead of the success of the country.
Country First believes we must work to elect reasonable people of goodwill, so that neither party is held hostage by its extremes and our local, state, and federal governments can focus on finding durable, proven, and bipartisan solutions.
✓ STAND FOR TRUTH
Speaking simple truths is too often considered an act of courage -- and too often our leaders cower in fear of losing a position of power and privilege. Country First believes that if we ask our Armed Forces to risk their lives in defense of our country, the least a politician can do is risk their job to do the same thing. We must elect reasonable people of goodwill who aren't afraid to stand for truth.
No one is entitled to their own facts – regardless of party. None of us should be afraid of data, and intelligence and education (or lack thereof) isn't something to demean. Country First aspires to an objective political discourse that is uncompromisingly honest. A good idea should once again be judged on its reasonableness and rationality -- not which party promotes it or how loudly it is shouted.
✓ BUILD COMMON GROUND
Country First believes there are reasonable people of goodwill on all points of the political spectrum, and that this is actually the largest constituency in the country, despite the loudest, most prominent voices coming from the extremes of both parties. Reasonable people know that "my-way-or-the-highway" doesn't work, and that collaboration and compromise are as important in government as they are in our friendships and families. We're confident that our nation's greatest challenges could be solved in a manner satisfactory to the vast majority of Americans if we elect leaders whose primary goal is finding solutions rather than winning elections.