Out in Real America

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Posted: Aug 16, 2022 12:01 AM

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The thing about living in a bubble is the air gets really thin really fast. Yes, liberals lead insulated lives in echo chambers of their own making – social media has made such lives incredibly easy to construct and execute. But they aren’t alone. It’s not just easy for them, it’s easy for us, too, if we allow it to be.I’m not throwing stones, I’m just as guilty as anyone. I no longer live minutes outside Washington, D.C., but the D.C. bubble is more a state of mind than it is a geography lesson. You create your own bubble, or at least can, no matter where you live. Getting outside of it, outside of your comfort zone and outside of yourself, is wildly important, if only for a while, to get a sense of what the rest of the world is thinking.I’m spending this week in America. While I no longer live within walking distance from D.C., an hour’s drive is not exactly another planet. And I work there, no matter where my physical being might be. But Michigan, the state of my birth, is as far away from Washington, D.C., as any mind can get. My taxes and life now say I’m a Marylander, but I’ll always be a child of Michig …