2007-03-11 04:35:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
yes, it will.
2007-03-17 12:19:18 · answer #1 · answered by edward m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blind or uninformed consensus is never a good thing, but I think we can find general consensus in America on very basic levels.
As far as strength coming from the current polarization...I don't think so. In fact, I believe that America is imploding from all the division and hatred. And it couldn't come at a worse time. Other nations are growing in numbers and strength, and they are seeing a weakening America as a result of the political polarization. And the answers on forums like this, that openly display such ignorance, hatred and intollerance are only fuel for those nations. For my money, I think America needs to stop fighting, and start listening to one another. Neither side needs to agree with the other, but important things could be shared and learned if open minds were applied.
2007-03-11 11:54:28 · answer #2 · answered by Super Ruper 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No consensus is not always good, especially when the consensus our Administration would like us to reach is wrong morally, ethically and legally.
The polarization is a double edged sword. The ignorant will always fight, even at the physical level in some cases and be eternally butt hurt when they lose, but the calm and intelligent are forced to research and investigate by nature of their own curiosity if nothing else, until the truth is found and when it is, they accept it regardless of their political affiliation and form a consensus based on proven truth which is good.
2007-03-17 14:07:30 · answer #3 · answered by seattleogre 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't see how polarization can make a country stronger. It can only weeken it. See the Viet Nam war. After the Tet offensive we had them by the short and curleys. But we backed up and started pulling out because of polarization. Nixon said said he had a secret plan for Veit Nam. Yeah right! What a debacle. A house divided can not stand. True hundreds of years ago and true today.
2007-03-17 12:49:08 · answer #4 · answered by c321arty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question! Just the other day I told a colleague, "there are never good solutions in the middle".
Take health-care reform. The compromise that occurred during the Clinton adminstration made the health-care system worse off and more expensive with poorer results.
There are times when I think we should just try the right-wing solutions on the scale of a pilot program and watch them fail (as they inevitably will- witness Iraq*). This will purge the desire of people to try unworkable conservative solutions. Then we can implement the left-wing solutions on the scale of a pilot program and watch them succeed either in full or partially. The partially successful programs can be evaluated and tweaked for improvement or scrapped altogether to try something else. The successful programs can be used to build an American society that provides political and material liberty for all- not just a privileged few Republican fat-cats.
*I admit nobody deserves being subjected to misguided conservative solutions like these.
2007-03-11 12:19:13 · answer #5 · answered by ideogenetic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
If an object is truly Black, and half the people say it is white while the other half say is is black, agreeing that it is grey is always wrong.
Consensus should only be used when a decision cannot be made (either by a leader or by a majority vote).
Polarization is not inherently bad for the country.
2007-03-11 11:46:08 · answer #6 · answered by ML 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This isn't the first time this country has been divided. Things always get better.
2007-03-11 11:38:47 · answer #7 · answered by CC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well more people are voting, so whatever were doing, we should continue doing it.
2007-03-11 12:22:00 · answer #8 · answered by freemanbac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What exactly do you mean?
2007-03-11 11:38:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋