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The Memo: Clashing visions of America underscore nation’s divisions
Key takeaways
- That s partly because of the polarizing nature of President Trump, whose capacity to inspire love from his supporters and loathing from his detractors remains unequaled by any other contemporary political figure.
- But it s also because conservative and liberal America have starkly different views on fundamental questions of what the nation should be — and who is to be considered a full member of it.
- Those clashing visions manifest themselves most obviously on the issue of immigration — as was vividly seen this week in the wake of the Supreme Court s ruling on birthright citizenship.
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That s partly because of the polarizing nature of President Trump, whose capacity to inspire love from his supporters and loathing from his detractors remains unequaled by any other contemporary political figure.
But it s also because conservative and liberal America have starkly different views on fundamental questions of what the nation should be — and who is to be considered a full member of it.
Those clashing visions manifest themselves most obviously on the issue of immigration — as was vividly seen this week in the wake of the Supreme Court s ruling on birthright citizenship.
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