This week… it’s all about SEX! Charged with emotion, moral posturing, titillation and so much more, it’s the perfect football for #3 on our list of polarization techniques: Trivialization—focusing on straw man issues whose value in enforcing biases is more important than their substance. Not that (alleged) sex abuse is trivial. But clearly using those (alleged) transgressions to paint the left/right as uncaring, immoral, hypocritical, evil, callous and worse is the name of the game, completely trivializing the actual issue of how best to handle accusations of sexual transgression, to say nothing of the serious business of governing. 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 some of the week’s most polarizing articles, from the left and right:
Red Headlines
Liberals Desert Creepy Biden After Sex Allegations Begin to Fly
The Left Erased Morality and Created a Culture of Depravity
How Hateful Are The Democrats? This Hateful
Charles Manson Dead: Leftists Lose an Icon
Honoring Disgusting Anti-Semites Is The New Tradition For Progressives
They’re Democrats, Aren’t They? Lindsey Graham Wants Names Of Lawmakers Accused Of Harassment.
Blue Headlines
Donald Trump Just Basically Endorsed Alleged Pedophile Roy Moore
Today in Conservative Media: The Solution to Sexual Abuse Is More Masculinity
Right Wing Bonus Tracks: All Trump’s Critics Now Have A Problem With God
The McConnell Standard – Expel Any Sitting Member Accused Of Harassment. Start With Franken.
A Trump-Backed Conservative Group Is Trying To Undermine Real Sexual Assault Victims With Fake Ones
