Alan: The small-minded malice manifest by rural Americans in this report reveals a culture in decline, obsessed with rancor and retribution, trying to feel good about itself by reveling in ill will toward others. Their hatred, coupled with their stupidity-ignorance recalls spiteful people who kick their dogs.
Dealing with the dead is a duty shared by people across all religions and cultures. But even cemeteries can be the source of division. In the rural town of Dudley, Massachusetts, a proposal for a new Muslim cemetery located on old farmland has caused a bitter response and unloosed the kind of anger and resentment that are rocking the country.
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- David Boeri, senior reporter for WBUR. He tweets @davidboeri.
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- Where Chronic Pain Patients Fit Into The Opioid Crisis
- Grammy Artists Turn Activist, With New Political Action Committee
- The Politics Of The Supreme Court Nomination Process
- Ramzan Kadyrov, Ruler Of Chechnya
- The Supreme Court Without Justice Antonin Scalia
- Antonin Scalia’s Key Cases
- Justice Scalia’s Death Highlights Challenging Rural Logistics
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