Public Opinion Splits Over Being American Requires Conformity
Conformity is a virtue in america says person who doesn't understand that people like them have been the bad guy in literally every movie since 1968. America is one of the biggest, most diverse countries in the world. We have a million different ways of living and being. Greg poole's statement, being an american requires conformity with the positive benefit of unity, has brought to the fore a deeply ingrained issue: The misperception that to belong, one must.
Public skepticism about national unity isnt new. Surveys by gallup and others dating back to the 1990s show that americans typically have seen the country as divided on key values. However, we know less about how conformity pressures affect ones deeply held political values and opinions. Conformity is back in a big way in america. Individuals are free to express a dissenting point of view in democracies, but public opinion (rather than an oppressive state) coerces citizens into conformity.
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