Today’s political climate is incredibly polarized. It seems that you must be either on one side of the fence or the other. There is no middle ground. Yet, people are not one or the other. We have differing opinions that don’t fit into neat categories. Still, society wants us all to be cookie cutter, mindless soldiers that aggressively fight what does not match a specific type.
Each of us perpetuates this problem by expelling any person that does not strictly adhere to the dominant group ideology. Thus, all of us have created this “Divided States of America”.
A byproduct of this new world is that nobody will belong anywhere, and everybody will be against everybody else.
Take the most recent victim of this phenomenon, Elon Musk, as an example. Two years ago, Elon Musk was a superstar that Left leaning individuals loved despite his being rich. He is intelligent, has a nifty science program and was a leader in electric and efficient cars. The Left claimed Musk because he made their party look intelligent, progressive, and environmentally friendly.
Then world leaders started to act more tyrannical, news outlets started to hide news and social media started silencing voices, while simultaneously pushing propaganda. In response, Musk began voicing his disapproval and even took steps to combat the “the man” (buying and restructuring Twitter, etc.). Consequently, those that once loved him began to hate him, and those who once hated him began to love him.
But what will happen when Musk starts to support something else? Will we respect his right to live, vote and give his opinion and support freely, or will we turn on him? And if we drop him, does he go back to the left or is he an outcast? Do we even care about his preference?
A second and more unpopular example is Mike Pence. Pence was a good Vice President. He was strong in his convictions, smart and fought to support the country in the way he believed was right. But when he did not vote to overturn the election, the Right flipped on him so incredibly quickly. Yeah, that election was fishy as hell, but did we actually have enough evidence to allow Pence to overturn or did we just say we did? What if he acted in the only way he felt he could? What if he was bound by law, and a future precedent that we can’t see yet? What if he was right in his inaction? Should we hate him if he did what he believed was right? Should you hate me for writing this?
How many have we criminalized and thrown away because they chose to follow their values? How many enemies has the republican party created for itself? Too many.
I’m not saying that you should change your political views, opinions, or morals. I’m just saying that those political views, opinions and morals don’t need to divide us. Yes, some people just want to watch the world burn. Some people, be they voters or politicians, are actually trying to destroy the country. But most of us are levelheaded, normal people, just trying to do the right thing (hard to believe, I know). As a nation we judge each other too swiftly. We all have so much more in common than we will ever know.
Currently we are firmly divided. We are a country of enemies. As United States citizens, we should be lifting each other up no matter our differences.
We all talk about equality and freedom for all (and we all say that we want it), but what are each of us doing to realize that dream? Change never happens through politicians or bills passed. Its starts with every individual citizen. Start thinking, breathing, and living in a way that affects change. If you want to be free, equal, and united United States, then every action you take, and everything you do, should be working to promote those dreams for you and rest of humanity.
Your neighbor is your friend and is a critical part of the system. Let’s all try to be one nation again.
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