In this study, the authors identify and describe factors that have contributed to an acrimonious political divide in the United States. Informed by a developmental perspective, the authors first establish the universal motive for group belonging. Next, they describe how group forces have organized citizens into hostile groups built around these variables: expansion of technology, global warming, rising immigration, cultish leader/follower dynamics, religion, national attitudes toward the pandemic, and characteristics of the national leader. The authors propose several solutions to the current divide, including the elevation of the school to the pinnacle of the civic public square.

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弥合鸿沟：从黑白到新颜色

在这项研究中，作者确定并描述了导致美国激烈政治分歧的因素。从发展的角度来看，作者首先建立了群体归属的普遍动机。接下来，他们描述了群体力量如何将公民组织成围绕这些变量建立的敌对群体：技术扩张、全球变暖、移民增加、邪教领袖/追随者动态、宗教、国家对流行病的态度以及国家领导人的特征。作者针对当前的鸿沟提出了几种解决方案，包括将学校提升到市民公共广场的顶峰。