Tag: public discourse
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Seen / Unseen Greenville: What Is This Actually About?
The other day, I asked my mom about the Ideal Laundry explosion. I expected her to look confused. Instead, she looked at me like I was the crazy one. “Of course I’ve heard of that.” For anyone unfamiliar, the Ideal Laundry explosion happened in Greenville in 1946. A propane leak at the Ideal Laundry building…
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The Etiquette of Disagreement (Or: How Not to Lose Everyone)
I have about three conservative friends left on Facebook. That’s not an exaggeration. It’s also not something I ever set out to do. If anything, I’ve resisted it. I don’t like cutting people off. I don’t like curating my life down to only the people who agree with me. That feels brittle. Unreal. Like building…
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Politics, God, and Grief in Greenville, SC
I I’ve always wanted a real relationship with God. Not just belief. Not just ritual. Something that actually holds up when things get difficult or unclear. Something that means something when the world doesn’t feel like it’s making sense. And living in Greenville, faith is everywhere. It’s part of the culture. Part of how people…
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