Love Your Enemies : How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt EPUB

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To get ahead today, you have to be a jerk, right?

Divisive politicians. Screaming heads on television. Angry campus activists. Twitter trolls. Today in America, there is an outrage industrial complex that prospers by setting American against American, creatinga culture of contemptthe habit of seeing people who disagree with us not as merely incorrect, but as worthless and defective. Maybe, like more than nine out of ten Americans, you dislike it. But hey, either you play along, or youll be left behind, right?

Wrong.

In Love Your Enemies, social scientist and author of the #1New York Times bestseller From Strength to Strength Arthur C. Brooks shows that abuse and outrage are notthe rightformula for lasting success. Brooks blends cutting-edge behavioral research, ancient wisdom, and a decade of experience leading one of Americas top policy think tanks in a work thatoffers a better way to lead basedon bridging divides and mending relationships.

Brooks prescriptions are unconventional. To bring America together, we shouldnt try to agree more. There is no need for mushy moderation, because disagreement is the secret to excellence. Civility and tolerance shouldnt be our goals, because they are hopelessly low standards. And our feelings toward our foes are irrelevant; what matters is how we choose to act.

Love Your Enemies offers a clear strategy for victory for a new generation of leaders. It is a rallying cry for people hoping for a new era of American progress. Most of all, it is a roadmap to arrive at the happiness that comes when we choose to love one another, despite our differences.