Monday, March 15, 2010

Polarizing Effect of Polarized Political Views

Today, and following historical preference, political bias runs in a line. Imagine political viewpoint as a straight line, maybe infinite (consider how radical one might be), running from left (far) to right (far), and place yourself. Don't forget to align your position with a party, following party line politics, to left or right of the pinpoint that is exact center. In the interest of fractioning wholes, you can never declare the center spot. Divide enough and you have no choice but to be claimed by a side. This is linear politics. This is us or them. This is bi-polar. No matter how diverse your beliefs, you are forced by any one of them to be an "us" or a "them". With or not. Friend or Foe.
Now try to imagine the political universe as spectrum- the key word being "spectrum"- a sphere of viewpoints with a disc as the bisecting agent, blurring the pinpoint division of line politics, and load up the disc with similar considerations that can weave the fabric of liberal and conservative and negate the "walk left or walk right" mentality of "enemy at the gate" perception. Lest we work for political solidarity and unity in a common goal, our future system of government will become as polarizing as the battle raging everywhere over God. (a viewpoint still to come........).

4 comments:

momboe said...

Didn't my daddy teach you nothing? You are asking for it buddy....

momboe said...

Well written though:)

Unknown said...

I agree. It's much easier to control people when you can get them to hate the other people. If things continue this way it won't be long before our country falls apart completely.

Unknown said...

i like this one. .. well done