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Ideal_Rock
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- May 23, 2010
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I blame the media. Throughout these last few election cycles, they have picked out the fruits and weirdos of each party and held them up for ridicule.
To the point that we paint Democrats or Republicans or Independents with broad brushes of disdain.
We've somehow gotten to the point that many have become "bigots" based on political party!
Isn't this a bit ridiculous? I think we've been manipulated for media ratings, and now it's seeped into our collective subconscious, and I think it's making us unhappy. And it kinda makes me mad.
I don't like letting my party affiliation slip, and seeing the listener's eyes glaze over. I can see a whole host of untruths and stereotypes about me cross their faces and color our potential friendship. Worse yet, I do the same thing to them.
How can we stop it?!!
(not related to any PS topic or post, this just occurred to me this morning)
To the point that we paint Democrats or Republicans or Independents with broad brushes of disdain.
We've somehow gotten to the point that many have become "bigots" based on political party!
Isn't this a bit ridiculous? I think we've been manipulated for media ratings, and now it's seeped into our collective subconscious, and I think it's making us unhappy. And it kinda makes me mad.
I don't like letting my party affiliation slip, and seeing the listener's eyes glaze over. I can see a whole host of untruths and stereotypes about me cross their faces and color our potential friendship. Worse yet, I do the same thing to them.
How can we stop it?!!
(not related to any PS topic or post, this just occurred to me this morning)