The Great Polarizer Debate of 2019

This week…it turns out there was something even more boring last week than Super Bowl LIII: The Great Polarizer Debate of 2019. Perhaps exhausted by the previous week’s bitter battle over who won the MAGA Hat Smirkdown, both sides simply sputtered through the week. Trump is a liar. The Left are liars. The Democrats ruined the Oscars AND the Super Bowl. Trump is orange for reasons he won’t admit. The Left is against (all?) males. Trump is against healthcare. Thank goodness there are no real problems, issues, threats, worries facing our nation. Otherwise the emptiness of the current political debate would be really something to worry about.

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

This Is How Much the Republican Party Fears Democracy

Rachel Maddow Nails House Republicans For Protecting The Trump Crime Family

Donald Trump Wants You To Believe His Orange Skin Is Just ‘Good Genes’

Yes, Trump Still Wants To Take Away Your Healthcare

Donald Trump is a crook and a liar … but that’s not the real problem

Trump’s Presidency Is Finally Crumbling Under The Weight Of His Constant Lies

Red Headlines

The Safest Bet: Assume the Left is Lying

Left-wing Scaremongering is About Power

Beware the Morality of the Democrats

The Left’s War against White Males

The Left Ruined the Oscars and Super Bowl. What’s Next?

Notice How Democrats are Never Indicted?

THE DEMOCRATS: Party of the people? Or the oligarchs?

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