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i see things at a different level than you do moondog Send a noteboard - 02/10/2009 07:31:24 AM
There were always people who demonized the other side, and some who even did so sincerely, thought it was their justified stand against the Source of All Evil, but I do think it's a lot more pervasive now, and the added exposure just spreads it even more broadly. The Guy Fawkes' used to be a lot less numerous here, but as the moral element has grown on BOTH sides it's increasingly become harder to view policy differences as a repudiation of all that's sacred. That's part of why there's so much less willingness to compromise; you don't compromise with monolithic evil, because there aren't any concessions you're willing to make.


i'm watching people who are all supposed to be on the same side politically get caught up in the partisanship and sniping at each other. and yes, trying to convince the other people that anything counter to their view is Evil (yes, with a capital E). and this is just one faction of one part of the political landscape.

when you get a bunch of people together whose only function is to out-think the opposition, you will get the kind of reactions you're getting. the only reason it seems so bad now is exactly because of the "broad spread" of media coverage. we have 150,000,000 cable talking heads to get the word out, something that just wasn't feasible until the last 20 years. human nature hasn't changed in 200,000 years of evolution and the partisanship we see in politics is nothing more than human nature at its worst.
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remarkably, i agree with the troll moondog - 02/10/2009 06:27:40 AM 439 Views
Partisanship, yes, but this is more than that. Joel - 02/10/2009 06:57:14 AM 507 Views
i see things at a different level than you do moondog - 02/10/2009 07:31:24 AM 434 Views
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You just completely undermined your point Roland00 - 02/10/2009 06:22:54 AM 451 Views
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honest??? imlad - 02/10/2009 06:46:30 PM 396 Views
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a few points random thoughts - 02/10/2009 11:23:12 PM 661 Views
Re: a few points Legolas - 03/10/2009 12:52:03 AM 576 Views
one final point random thoughts - 03/10/2009 06:48:09 AM 398 Views
also, about clinton, since you say you were too young to remember... moondog - 02/10/2009 06:47:45 AM 538 Views
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