How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps

by Ben Shapiro

The destruction of religion and family leaves a gaping hole in the social fabric of the country. We no longer associate with one another; we used to hang out at church, go to bowling clubs with the people with whom we went to church, join the PTA with those same people. We used to find unity in widely accepted moral principles, taught in church, echoed at home. When the institutions that brought us together collapse, little is left to unify us. As conservative philosopher Yuval Levin has written, “At the root of the most significant problems America faces at home is the weakening of our core institutions—family and community, church and school, business and labor associations, civic and fraternal and political groups.”53 Government has grown consistently throughout American society over the past few decades; our social unity continues to collapse. It’s no wonder that we find ourselves joining nasty Twitter mobs just to find other people to give us a sense of belonging.