Reаd: In Chаpter 3, Brоwn intrоduces Bill Mоnroe’s high lonesome holler—а sound originating in the bluegrass music tradition that captures a “shared experience” of despair that lets us “immediately know we’re not the only ones in pain” (44). While this music has the potential to liberate us from pain, without “connection or collective engagement,” it remains a song of “sorrow and despair” (45). What we find today, Brown argues, is a “high lonesome and heartbroken” world inhabited by people who have self-sorted into factions based on “politics and ideology” (45). Consequently, Brown views the populace as protecting their beliefs from the sidelines, thus, paradoxically, leaving individuals more “disconnected, afraid, and lonely” (46). Brown notes that, at best, this sorting is “unintentional and reflexive”; however, when taken to extremes, the separation can lead to “stereotyping that dehumanizes” (48). At the same time, sorting into like-minded groups has not led to a deeper feeling of connection to our neighbors; rather, it has resulted in a heightened sense of loneliness. Citing Bill Bishop’s book The Big Sort, Brown notes that less than 25% of US counties were won in a presidential landslide in 1976, whereas by 2016, 80% of US counties were won in landslide elections. She writes, “The world feels high lonesome and heartbroken to me right now. We’ve sorted ourselves into factions based on our politics and ideology. We’ve turned away from one another and toward blame and rage. We’re lonely and untethered. And scared. So damn scared.” Questions (prompts): Are we teaching and modeling to those around us sorting and closed-mindedness? Or, is our family culture built on clearly knowing our own values while staying curious and open to the opinions of others? Give a specific example to support your answer. Are we teaching our family/friends/colleagues the power of inextricable human connection – the belief that we are all connected to each other by something greater than us and something rooted in love and compassion? How? If not, how can we do better? For this part of the assignment, feel free to respond to one or both of the prompts above. The total response should be at least 100 words.
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