This week . . . as we celebrate Memorial Day, we review the past month’s parade of polarization. And what an informative month it was. We learned that Republicans/conservatives are sadists, scam artists, liars, whiners, hypocrites, and crackpots who want a police state and use deeply twisted logic and parliamentary shenanigans to get their way. And that Democrats/liberals are deviants, pervs and liars (also) who are prone to sexual abuse, want to jail anyone who opposes them, create racism, destroy home values, and eat their own. But mostly what we learned is that serious discussion of the serious conflicts over the serious problems we face as a nation all take second place to the counterproductive, self-serving game of labeling the “other” as the enemy. Can there be a greater desecration of the memory of those who served and sacrificed at the hands of true enemies of America than this?
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 the polarizing headlines featured in the month of May, from the left and right:
Blue Headlines
The Republican Solution To Mass Murders: America As Police State
The Sadism Of The Modern Republican Party
3 Ways You Can Drive Conservatives Insane
Republicans Pretend Their Tax Cut Jumpstarted Already Booming Economy, But Voters Smell A Rat
GOP Tax Scam Is Backfiring With Biggest Money Donors
Republicans Share Deeply Twisted Logic To Justify Their Medicaid Work Requirements
The Right Wing’s New Moral Panic
is Largely Imaginary
Republicans can’t quit attacking Nancy Pelosi, no matter what the polls show
If the media is ‘leftist,’ why do they put so many liars on the air?
Facebook ‘bias’ study will be run by right-wing corporate lobbyist, exclude all liberals
USA Today Conservative Whines That Democrats Aren’t In ‘Adult Mode’
Here’s Why Self-Indulgent Libertarian Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds
Democrats Just Got A Harsh Lesson In What Happens If They Play Nice With Republicans
The New York Times Offers Up Yet Another Flattering Profile Of The Crackpot Right
Far-Right Freedom Caucus Schemes To Block House DACA Vote With Parliamentary Shenanigans
Red Headlines
Why Leftists Are Deviants And Most Of #Metoo Is A Sham
Are liberal pervs sexually obsessed with ‘refugees’?
Has The Left Lost Even The Vestiges Of Its Mind
Why Are Democratic Officeholders So Prone To Sexual Abuse?
Lefties Always Want To Jail Anyone Who Opposes Them
The American Left Is Silent on Alfie Evans Since They Believe His Type Should Have Died in the Womb
Press Ignores Democrats’ ‘Revealed’ Support For Slavery Reparations
Left-Wing Activist Armed with Lightsaber Gets Owned by 1 Question About Obamacare
LIAR, LIAR: The Liberal Media Is Hurling Accusations Of Lying From A GLASS HOUSE
Good News. It’s Mutual: Dear Liberal Media Fyi We Hate You Too
Identity Politics For Me, But Not For Thee: Five Ways Liberals Create Racism
The Left Continues To Eat Its Own
How Liberal Activists Are Shutting Down Choice For Birth Moms
According To The Left, Jeff Sessions Is The Devil Incarnate On Immigration
Democrats Know Their Core Voters: Felons Voting, As Florida Voters Will Decide In November
Illinois Liberals Destroy Home Values To Fund Union Pensions
