It amazes me how different people can look at the same set of facts and come to completely opposite conclusions. We have become so polarized in this country that I wonder if we will survive.
People no longer debate an issue based upon the relative merits and facts of the case. The truth doesn't matter anymore. Facts are irrelevant. They just make their biased pronouncements and label anyone who disagrees with them as stupid or hateful.
This "my way or the highway" attitude has permeated every political issue. We approach politics as if it were a football game. We pick our favorite team and root for them exclusively. It doesn't matter if they suck, we remain loyal. Our favorite politician can be an incompetent boob who wouldn't know the truth if it bit him in the ass. It doesn't matter. He is preferable to those rotten bastards in the other party. The parties are monolithic. If you are a "D", then ALL "R's" are evil crooks who are hell bent on destroying the country and vice versa. It runs both ways.
The truth is that most of the pressing issues in this country have common sense solutions that could be achieved if our leaders would sit down and have a reasonable discussion.
The media perpetrates this turmoil because turmoil gets ratings. We all know ratings are what brings in the sponsors and sponsors bring in the dollars.
We are the idiots who allow this lunacy to continue. When the bottom drops out we won't have anyone to blame but ourselves.
I wrote the above two years ago. So much has changed since then, I'm not sure this is entirely accurate. It is true for the National Media. I don't think it applies so much to us we all have our moments of weakness. Some of us are passionate about the issues.
I think we are being played! Further, I think one side is far more dishonest than the other! This election has driven that point home.
I have never seen such an outpouring of raw hatred in my life. Currently, it has been almost exclusively one sided! That could change. I imagine this is what was happening before the Civil War!
Think about it!
