Americans in several cities shared their New Year's resolutions for America, with many hoping the country would be less divided and more compromises made in the coming year.
“We live in scary times,” one Nashville resident told Fox News. “This would be a happier place if we all got along better.”
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“Ginger” in Washington, D.C., similarly said the country was “in turmoil.”
We need to “be kind to each other and stop being judgmental,” she says. “Our future is not good. If things continue like this, we need to do something different. We need to make a concerted effort.”
“Ginger” from Washington, D.C., says she hopes Americans will be kinder to each other by 2024. (FOX News/John Michael Raasch)
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According to the paper, there is a clear divide in the country between people affiliated with different political parties, including those who view opposing voters and elected officials as a threat or harmful to the United States. It is said that it will be done. University of Virginia Center for Politics research Nearly half of Biden voters (52%) and nearly half of Trump voters (47%) believe people who support the opposing party are a threat to the American way of life, survey finds became.
“Michelle” from Washington, D.C., said we need to “come together as one.”
“Treven,” also from the nation's capital, said she wants Americans to “have more love, more peace, and be more like a big family instead of divided.”
'Michelle', from the capital, said she was hoping for a solution to the new year's crime spike and homelessness crisis. (FOX News/John Michael Raasch)
Majorities of both Biden and Trump voters surveyed said their opponent's elected officials could cause “lasting harm” to the country, with about 40% of both groups saying I believe, at least to some degree, that the opposition has become so extreme that it is considered an insurgency. UVA research shows that it is acceptable for Americans to use violence to prevent them from achieving their goals. Larry Sabato, director of the center, said: UVA press release He said the findings of the survey showed a highly divided country “very concerning”.
“It's ridiculous that people disrespect each other. I just want people to respect each other more. Just because you disagree with something doesn't mean it's wrong. That's not the case,” he said.
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Some Americans had a different resolve to address serious issues like border security and crime.
“I think all wars should stop,” Michelle told Fox News. “I think they need to solve crime together. They need to solve homelessness together.”
A Nashville man hopes America's borders will be secure in 2024. (Fox News/Tenny Sahakian)
“I want a secure border,” said a man from Nashville.
The ongoing crisis at the southern border is breaking records due to a surge in people entering the country illegally, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. When more than 12,000 migrants flooded the U.S.-Mexico border on December 4, the number of encounters with migrants exceeded the previous single-day record.
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But most Americans agreed that we needed to focus on finding common ground with each other.
“We spend a little too much time focusing on the things we don't agree with, and a lot less time focusing on the things we agree on,” said “Alex” from Washington, D.C. And I'm spending more time focusing on that. ”
Hannah Ray Lambert reported from Charleston. Megan Myers and John Raasch of Washington, D.C.; and Tenny Sahakian from Nashville.
