over the past 7 years, i've noticed all elements of american politics have been lumped into 2 camps:
democrats vs republicans
liberals vs conservatives
good vs evil
right vs wrong
us vs them
and so on..
has all political thought been reduced to us vs them and black vs white?
and why all the team politics?
i don't understand why everything has to be lumped into two sets of generalities. nothing is ever that simple. nothing.
2007-07-09 06:57:54 · 10 answers · asked by BrightEyes 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Because it is often much easier to lump your adversary under a label, and then just attack the label, than to actually debate the underlying issues on their merits.
Sadly, this type of polarization is ever increasing -- as people spend more time attacking "the other side" and less time actually addressing the issues and trying to find solutions.
2007-07-09 07:07:07 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Values/Principles/Actions are based on what are called "Core Values"..or a set of finite "Truths" that one bases His/Her life on.
To those of us with strong versions of these "Core" values, It's usually easy to determine on which side of our "Line" the "Thing" falls.
(An Example for My Values:)
Execution of a mass murderer = OK.
Abortion of infant (Unless it would cause the mothers death, Etc.) = Bad
It was just an example, and there are "Gray" areas....there has to be....I'm not religious, I am a Realist. No one can predict >every< situation.
But If people are honest, and fairly logical, things become (Generally) quite clear.
It is only when Political Correctness, ignorance, or plain stupidity Rear their ugly heads that things become cloudy.
Look inside, the answers you seek are there.....they always have been.
T.S.
2007-07-09 07:13:54 · answer #2 · answered by electronic_dad 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look at the rhetoric, "you are either with us or against us." Any disagreement is "you hate the troops" or "you're not patriotic". It seems like these days no one can get beyond binary thinking. I completely agree with you.
I kind of think that it's always been this way in politics. It just seems like it gets worse every year.
2007-07-09 07:07:00 · answer #3 · answered by x2000 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Maybe we are slowy turning into Geoge orwells 1984.
2007-07-09 07:24:34 · answer #4 · answered by Austin =] 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I completely agree with you. Life is all about gray areas, and if we continue to try to make it black and white we'll end up disappointed. However, a lot of people group things together to rally more support for a certain cause.
2007-07-09 07:03:51 · answer #5 · answered by Karma 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I believe it was the conservatives that started the split of a nation. Now it is everyday lingo when talking about politics. Instead of addressing the issues, we bash each other. Meantime our fearless leaders have a heyday!
2007-07-09 07:03:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
It came out of the "either you're with us or against us" post 9/11 rhetoric.
2007-07-09 07:01:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
wedge politic, divide and conquer. those in power keep us at each others throat to avoid revolt
2007-07-09 07:07:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I hear ya! It's interesting to see the destruction of a democracy, isn't it?
2007-07-09 07:07:24 · answer #9 · answered by j c 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
you just realized this now.....why? never paid attention in your history class.....its not new....east vs west....
north vs south.....been going on for yrs.......
2007-07-09 07:05:36 · answer #10 · answered by DennistheMenace 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋