Quote:No, because it does nothing for the conversation. People's view points most of the time go a lot deeper than grouping them all together. Maybe you do it out of laziness because it is easier. What it does do is keep this us vs them and prove my view point right instead of looking at things from different perspectives. It becomes something you win. God forbid we go hmmmm didn't think of it that way. Or you make a good point but... Nope let's just keep the name calling going.


It has nothing to do with political correctness. Different topic/discussion.

 

It's come to the point where both sides view each other as the "enemy".  And it's not in the way that Jags fans see tacks fans as the enemy.  It's more in the way the United States viewed the Axis powers the enemy during world war II.  Politics have become so polarized.  


All of it is a symptom of two party politics.  Everyone chooses sides, and their side are the good guys, and the other side are the bad guys.  


Republicans vs Democrats is basically just Alien vs Predator.  Whoever wins, we lose.  Because it's come to the point where there's only two view points on everything.  If people don't side with their party, they lose favor.  And we're limited to two choices.  Which is what drives politics into being so polarized.  When there's only two viable options, why wouldn't many people see the other side as the 'enemy'.  

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