This week…for an exhilarating few days of breathless finger pointing, “the smirk” captured even more of the polarizer’s angry attention than “the shutdown.” No matter it was a teeny, mis-reported, ephemeral moment. The important thing was, a teen wearing a MAGA hat faced off…or was faced off…or faced down…or something…a protester of something who was—or was not—a Vietnam combat vet. Which clearly proved that they are as despicable as we all knew. Thanks goodness for such a clarifying moment in the national debate. Well worth the ink and air time.
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 just a few of the blue and red polarizing headlines from the past week.
Blue Headlines
A Lifeless And Defeated Trump Blames Pelosi For His Shutdown
Outrage As MAGA-Wearing HS Kids Taunt Native Elder At Indigenous Peoples March
As Details Emerge, Covington Catholic Kids STILL Are Entitled, Racist White Boys
MAGA Hat Teen Claims Native Elder ‘Was In My Face’
The Covington Fiasco Is a Perfect Example of Why the Founders Distrusted Democracy
If you thought Republicans might worry over Trump perhaps being a Russian asset, you were wrong
The Trump administration’s racism was just blocked by its incompetence
Red Headlines
The Democrats Own the Shutdown
Covington Student Was Indicted for the Sin of Smirking While White
Nathan Phillips Tried to Disrupt Catholic Mass by Chanting, Beating Drum
Trump Says Covington Boys Coverage Shows How ‘Evil’ Fake News Can Be
NRO Pushed Covington Hoax to Win ‘Approval of the Mainstream Media’
The Smearing of Teens in MAGA Hats Shows Identity Politics’ Danger
