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Polarizing Rants

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This weekwe 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.

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