David Brooks article, NYT 1/24/2019

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“Your Loyalties Are Your Life”

In this article Brooks is describing “the beloved community,” popularized by the late Martin Luther King Jr.

However, Brooks twists his interpretation into something noteworthy.

See excerpt below.

“In such a community, (the beloved community) people submit themselves to their institution, say to a university. They discover how good it is by serving it, and they allow themselves to be formed by it. According to Royce, communities find their voice when they own their own betrayals; evil exists so we can struggle to overcome it.”

Just replace “community” and “university” with “State” and “government,” and Brooks intentions are very clear.