Our diverse society is known for its intersecting ideas and culture. However, there's a growing trend of religion influencing democracy.
To avoid an authoritarian future, it's essential to understand what it means to live in such a nation. As Margaret Atwood writes in "The Handmaid's Tale":
Nothing changes instantaneously: in a gradually heating bathtub you'd be boiled to death before you knew it.
The U.S. thrives on diversity, being a melting pot of ideas and cultures. But when this pot starts to boil, issues arise. Considering different groups as various foods, minorities like the LGBTQIA+ and feminist movements would be the first to be affected, and this is already happening.
Author's summary: Politics are getting intense.