Libertarians, of course, need to study geography and world leaders. At least their nominee does.
Republicans need to study history. Particularly American history. The part where white people were immigrants in an occupied land. The part where religious tolerance became a guiding principle. The part where people came from all over the world, even from exotic, warm places with strange customs, and became Americans. The part where our greatest strength has not been our military, but our ability to peacefully transfer power to new leadership.
Democrats need to study psychology. They need to recognize that emotions shape understanding in a way that all the facts in the world, all the intricate economic plans, cannot alter. Fear is a fundamental human experience, and once stoked, it takes more than information to extinguish it. Democrats need to study ways of listening to panic with an open heart and show compassion. They need to acknowledge that change is difficult, and an uncertain future causes many to cling harder to what is familiar.
It's hard to hold everything at once, a complete picture of both past and present, but that's exactly what we need if we expect to have democracy in the future.
