Robert Sneddon answers “"A leading conservative intellectual...”

Rebecca asked this question about A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream:

"A leading conservative intellectual argues that to renew America we must recommit to our institutions" - and what are those, Greed and Corruption? Because that is all I see from "Conservatives" these days... curious, is this a book about how to be greedy and corrupt? That's what they are best at.

Robert Sneddon Hi Rebecca. This doesn't seem like a sincere question, but I'll answer it in case you're actually wanting to know what institutions the author is talk…moreHi Rebecca. This doesn't seem like a sincere question, but I'll answer it in case you're actually wanting to know what institutions the author is talking about... Mr. Levin is talking about all institutions of our culture including the Congress, academia, the media, the family. A chief argument that he makes is that these institutions were once formative of the individuals in them the way an individual who joins the Marines is formed into a Marine. Think of Congressmen of both parties whether Marjorie Taylor Greene/Matt Gaetz/Madison Cawthorn or Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and how they don't produce legislation or undergird the legitimacy of their institution but rather foment division so as to edify their own brand. We can point to politicians on both sides and gripe about corruption and greed, but the author points to a failure of these institutions to fulfill a fundamental function, which is to form the individuals in them. I hope that answered your question. g'day(less)

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