Many people notice and comment on the polarization of our country. It is real and it is everywhere, but it is not all people. I believe it started with the Bush v Gore lawsuit over the Florida recount in the 2000 election. It may have started sooner for some, but it became a national phenomenon after the hanging chads.
Last night the Senate voted to pass the new tax cuts bill which has been debated for weeks if not longer. House Minority Leader Pelosi called the bill "Armageddon". Really? End of the world? Kill all humans? And that brings me to the real problem with polarization.
It seems to me that liberals, progressives and democrats (not all) cannot argue their political points of view logically, and resort to insults and name calling. I've mentioned this in earlier blog entries, but here are a few examples.
- If you disagree with abortion, then you hate women.
- If you disagree with tax cuts, you hate the poor.
- If you disagree with allowing transgenders into the opposite sex locker room, you hate the LGBTQ community.
- If you think we should build a wall, you hate Mexicans specifically, and immigrants in general.
- If you think we should vet Muslim refugees before allowing them into the country, you hate Muslims.
I could go on, but I think you get my point. Once one side of the debate goes into this 'you're a hater mode', the debate ends without any real resolution. As I see it, the political left does not want to actually debate issues thoroughly, but rather wants to rule as they see fit without debate. For there is no quicker method to ending debate than resorting to name calling and insults. For how can anyone argue that they don’t actually hate any of those groups above, or countless others?
I ask my friends on the left to consider this, and try to refrain from this dialogue killing action.
Last night the Senate voted to pass the new tax cuts bill which has been debated for weeks if not longer. House Minority Leader Pelosi called the bill "Armageddon". Really? End of the world? Kill all humans? And that brings me to the real problem with polarization.
It seems to me that liberals, progressives and democrats (not all) cannot argue their political points of view logically, and resort to insults and name calling. I've mentioned this in earlier blog entries, but here are a few examples.
- If you disagree with abortion, then you hate women.
- If you disagree with tax cuts, you hate the poor.
- If you disagree with allowing transgenders into the opposite sex locker room, you hate the LGBTQ community.
- If you think we should build a wall, you hate Mexicans specifically, and immigrants in general.
- If you think we should vet Muslim refugees before allowing them into the country, you hate Muslims.
I could go on, but I think you get my point. Once one side of the debate goes into this 'you're a hater mode', the debate ends without any real resolution. As I see it, the political left does not want to actually debate issues thoroughly, but rather wants to rule as they see fit without debate. For there is no quicker method to ending debate than resorting to name calling and insults. For how can anyone argue that they don’t actually hate any of those groups above, or countless others?
I ask my friends on the left to consider this, and try to refrain from this dialogue killing action.
