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re: Why does society cling to this "us vs them' mentality?

Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:00 am to
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
112731 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:00 am to
247 news cycle and social media has completely made politics into a team sports thing.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
43390 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:02 am to
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247 news cycle and social media has completely made politics into a team sports thing.




True, but there's also the issue that government has become so powerful and so pervasive in our everyday lives, people want to make sure "their team" wins because it directly impacts their day to day lives more and more.
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
32785 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:05 am to
I may create another account so I can give you another upvote
Posted by DeathValley85
Member since May 2011
17199 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:17 am to
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247 news cycle and social media has completely made politics into a team sports thing.


...and it's really sad

It's not realistic to be 100% aligned with any one person or party imo.
Posted by Aubie Spr96
lolwut?
Member since Dec 2009
41201 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:34 am to
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247 news cycle and social media has completely made politics into a team sports thing.


This. Twitter and the 24hr news channels have destroyed any level of civil discourse we may have had.
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