This week…we learned that the Democrats are morons…the Republicans are scammers…the Democrats are racist…the GOP wants to destroy Social Security…the Left seeks authoritarian global domination…the GOP is screwing Gold Star families…and so much more! Sadly it’s not hard to understand the motive behind this kind of polarizing rant. It generates money, clicks, attention, votes. What’s hard to understand is why so many fall for it, and don’t recognize the damage it does. To quote the wisdom of Pogo who (in a sly distortion of Perry’s 1813 victory call) opined on the first Earth Day, May 22, 1970, “We have met the enemy and he is us.”
When reading these examples, check the above list and ask yourself: regardless of whether you agree or disagree, is this really advancing an intelligent resolution through the persuasive, rational arguments of advocacy…or simply fueling the fire of conflict through the divisive, emotional manipulations of polarization?
Here are a few more of the enlightening blue and red polarizing headlines from the past week.
Blue Headlines
We Can’t Ban White Supremacists Because Republican Politicians Would Get Banned Too
Of Course! GOP Tax Scam Screws Gold Star Families
Trump Is Shattering Democratic Norms. Republicans In Congress Bear The Blame For That
GOP On Track To Destroy Social Security In 15 Years.
Trump And Barr Bring Three Decades Of GOP Criminality Full Circle
Republicans Defend The Use Of Stolen Material, And Leave The Door Open To Do It Again
GOP Judges Launch Bizarre Attack On Black Lives Matter And The First Amendment
Red Headlines
Overt Racism Of Democrats On Full Display
The Left’s Response To Mueller Report Shows They Weren’t After The Truth
What If We Behaved As Leftists Behave?
The Investigation Shoe Is On The Other Foot: Democrats Get A Taste Of Their Own Medicine.
MMT: The Latest Liberal Economic Fantasy
Earth Day Exposed As A Leftist Plan For Authoritarian Global Domination
Liberals Are Using Rep. Ilhan Omar As An Excuse To Chill Speech
