A part of the Harvey reading that stuck with me was the comparison of “Where are we going?” and “How will we get there?”. For me they’ve always been part of the same question, because I’m just a person who worries about the details of everything for no reason. But I see now that putting in the effort to also answer “How will we get there?” shows an additional level of responsibility that one would want in a leader. Applying these two questions to political issues, environmental issues, etc. is important, because at the end of the day you’re going to want to support the person that can actually follow through in what they’re promising.
The second to last paragraph in Bezio’s article stuck out to me because of its discussion on identity. I hadn’t considered the factors that she mentioned, like more access to the internet, international travel, and general exposure to cultural diversity, that would separate the generations under and over 45. Even living on a college campus for a long time (except not right now, sad times) makes me forget that some opinions and views that my peers and I don’t even look twice at might not be so accepted by my parents. My parents aren’t nationalists by any means, but sometimes I do need to take a step back and remember that they weren’t exposed to the same things I was growing up.