This country was made GREAT by its people systematically attending live lectures and debates: sometimes a live showing lasted 9 hours or more, with no electricity and no A/C.

It takes an open-mind to hear all points of view to then apply critical reasoning and pull on historical readings and other studies to make any decision that benefits the community, society, and our nation.

Kudos to your father for not being one of the simple-minded automatons who do what their favorite news channels and melodramatic TV shows tell them to do.

When we break out of the mold of group think, we can become a nation of (truly extraordinary) individuals again.