This week…we hear the not-so-distant drums of the coming election season. Characterizing the “other party” as rotten…crazy…authoritarian…cynical…against working…against voting…it looks like it will be quite a contest…for who can stoop the lowest.
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.
