Why is the United States So Polarized?

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[–]AnarchySpeach 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The majority of discourse happens digitally.

Separating different groups into their own echo-chamber (this site and reddit, twitter and gab) and then add politicians lying about the other side that can't defend itself because it's on a different platform... and then everybody goes crazy as they enter their own make believe fantasy world.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yep...

[–]Zapped 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I don't think Republicans and Democrats hate each other. I think people look badly upon the political parties that most oppose their beliefs. It's become easy for the media to group people this way to sensationalize the news. When you are out in public, do you really think about politics while interacting with other people?

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    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    And don't forget about how mainstream social media companies discriminate against Conservatives.

    [–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    When you are out in public, do you really think about politics while interacting with other people?

    Usually not, but if a Marxist Democrat sees you wearing a MAGA hat: they'll flip out on you (I've seen videos posted here on SaidIt).

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      [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      Pretty much... Both sides ignore facts that contradict their opinions. Democrats ignore facts that ain't politically correct, and Republicans ignore facts that contradict trickle-down economics, for example.

      [–]jet199 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

      They like it.

      [–]FuckMasks 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      Cause certain people are driving it to be. Go Figure.

      [–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

      Sports. Most of our sports have 2 opposing teams. We have been trained that way since youth.

      [–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      I think both of these come from the same cause: people are naturally drawn towards an "us vs. them" mentality — although that doesn't mandate a two-party system; in multi-party democracies: you often see a left-wing coalition and a right-wing coalition.