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What are the roots of the current divisiveness of American politics/discourse? (search mode)

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#1 Lingering effects of Great Recession/Economic Inequality		53 (51%)
#2 America is an empire in a post-imperial world - our large and diverse country naturally lends itself to increased division		29 (27.9%)
#3 The government has become complacent as neither party has faced a true existential threat in decades		26 (25%)
#4 The media is incentivized to promote conflict and sensationalism		80 (76.9%)
#5 People feel less agency over the decisions made by government due to increased influence of pan-national organizations like the UN and WTO		14 (13.5%)
#6 White men threatened by the rise of women and minorities		58 (55.8%)
#7 Lack of a common existential threat - USSR, Nazis, Al-Qaeda		31 (29.8%)
#8 A general moral decay, due to increasing irreligiosity and secularism		27 (26%)
#9 Foreign powers have nurtured divisions between Americans to weaken the nation on the international stage		17 (16.3%)
#10 Social media has strengthened the "bubbles" we live in, by showing us hundreds of people who agree with us and little else		82 (78.8%)
#11 Other (explain)		18 (17.3%)
#12 Americans are divided, but that's a good thing and reflects a strong democracy		9 (8.7%)
#13 America is not any more divided now than it has been in the recent past, it just feels that way		17 (16.3%)

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Topic: What are the roots of the current divisiveness of American politics/discourse? (Read 5438 times)

Koharu
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	Re: What are the roots of the current divisiveness of American politics/discourse? « on: June 16, 2017, 05:16:51 AM »
	« edited: June 16, 2017, 10:31:12 AM by jphp »

Our education system has moved increasingly towards encouraging recitation of facts for countless tests instead of fostering critical thinking skills. This, combined with the media sensationalizing things and social media making echo chambers even more echo-y, is much of what is to blame. Many people simply lack the skills to appropriately judge what they're shown and fall back on red vs blue gang support instead of focusing on the greater good.

Edit: Sorry for the typos making this almost nonsensical. I couldn't sleep and was typing on my phone without my glasses when I should have been sleeping...

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Koharu
jphp
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	Re: What are the roots of the current divisiveness of American politics/discourse? « Reply #1 on: June 16, 2017, 10:28:54 AM »
	« Edited: June 16, 2017, 10:32:51 AM by jphp »

Oh, also, I forgot to mention this. A lot of it is human nature via having this whole Red vs Blue party mindset.

As prophesied quite accurately by Gen. Geo Washington in his farewell address, emphasis mine:

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