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Given the enormity of these systemic and cultural crises, the practical answer emphasizes locality and community. Conservatives, in particular, advocate for addressing the roots of societal decay at the smallest units—families, churches, local governments. Founder James Madison believed in the power of decentralized authority—states holding sovereignty against the overreach of federal power.
Reviving a society rooted in state rights, local communities, and faith-driven institutions is seen as the best hope for restoring justice and civil harmony. Society must resist the forces that threaten to turn every grievance into a violent blood feud by fostering understanding, forgiveness, and recognition of divine justice at the grassroots level.