Let's say, for the sake of argument, that all of the water levels around the world rise by, let's say, 5 feet.

Over the next 100 years, say 10 feet.

You think that people aren't going to just sell their homes and move?

Just one small problem.

Sell their houses to who, Ben?

F***acquiemann!

It will come as no surprise to you that there is an ideological battle going on in this

country. More than one, in fact. A great deal of media attention has been paid to the fact that

political polarization has grown over the last few decades, with Americans increasingly not just

seeing each other as having a difference of opinion, but as being, quote, a threat to the nation's

well-being. As we discussed on episode 10 of the podcast, the response from some liberals to far-right

activists pulling the country to the right has been to pivot to the center. The result has been

growing ideological discord among the broader left, as more and more Americans

find themselves without a comfortable ideological home.

These ideological battles are being fought all over the country in wide-ranging environments.

Back in 2016, there were a proliferation of articles about how to talk to your Trump-supporting

relatives at Thanksgiving,

which fell just a couple of weeks after the election.

These dinner table discussions reflected the war being fought between competing news sources,

as Fox News branded its content the real thing,

while less conservative outlets like CNN and MSNBC declared themselves to be genuinely fair and balanced

sources.

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