You hit on the very problem that shows up in this microcosm of American opinions. You noticed that it’s often “us-against-them”. We have de-volved from being neighbors, friends, family, and part of the UNITED states of America (one nation, indivisible) to the Good Guys and the Enemy/Those who wish to Destroy America.
This goes back about a generation, which started with the idea that political aspirants cast their opponents as the enemy, and the only way to protect yourself from this enemy is to send them money and vote for them and the others who goose-step to their drumbeat.
It’s working; they’re turning us into childish sheep. We no longer accept the fact that our opinions might be less than perfect, that our ideas might not be as good as the next guy’s, or that everyone has at least one helpful thing to say, if we would only listen.
We’re right, they’re wrong, they hate America, and they will willingly destroy it if given half a chance. This is the groundwork for revolution, especially when the “He’s gonna take away our GUNS!” chant is, although baseless, enough to make us quadruple our gun sales.
Some media outlets and some politicians are more culpable than others, but bottom line is that we have to buy into it. And we do. And while we do, we are so distracted fighting among ourselves that the Ruling Class does the destruction for us, waiting for us to blame each other for voting for them.
It is time for the American voter to wise up, realize he/she isn’t right all the time, and that other ideas may actually have merit. We need to do our homework and vote based on action rather than slogans or political affiliation. We’re acting like a bunch of 13-year-olds, and it helps no one but the powerful.
You hit on the very problem that shows up in this microcosm of American opinions. You noticed that it’s often “us-against-them”. We have de-volved from being neighbors, friends, family, and part of the UNITED states of America (one nation, indivisible) to the Good Guys and the Enemy/Those who wish to Destroy America.
This goes back about a generation, which started with the idea that political aspirants cast their opponents as the enemy, and the only way to protect yourself from this enemy is to send them money and vote for them and the others who goose-step to their drumbeat.
It’s working; they’re turning us into childish sheep. We no longer accept the fact that our opinions might be less than perfect, that our ideas might not be as good as the next guy’s, or that everyone has at least one helpful thing to say, if we would only listen.
We’re right, they’re wrong, they hate America, and they will willingly destroy it if given half a chance. This is the groundwork for revolution, especially when the “He’s gonna take away our GUNS!” chant is, although baseless, enough to make us quadruple our gun sales.
Some media outlets and some politicians are more culpable than others, but bottom line is that we have to buy into it. And we do. And while we do, we are so distracted fighting among ourselves that the Ruling Class does the destruction for us, waiting for us to blame each other for voting for them.
It is time for the American voter to wise up, realize he/she isn’t right all the time, and that other ideas may actually have merit. We need to do our homework and vote based on action rather than slogans or political affiliation. We’re acting like a bunch of 13-year-olds, and it helps no one but the powerful.