Politics...

This is based off of an article that we read in TOK class. I don't know what it's called, but it talks about how America has become too extremist. It says that if you're not a republican, then you are a communist, and if you're not a liberal, than you're a fascist. I totally agree with this. There is no balance between the people who "take away your rights" and "take away your money." Sometimes a "happy medium" is a good thing. This doesn't bode to well for me, because I'm independent. In economic issues, I lean very far right. In social issues, I lean very far left. The expression, "If you are under thirty and are a republican, you do not have a heart, and if you are over thirty and are a liberal, you do not have a brain," sure applies to modern society. It seems like everyone I meet is so incredibly grounded in their views, there is little room for change. We need change to adapt and grow! Such stubborn attitudes are an effect of how personal disagreement seems. Disagreement is not personal, it is the other person defending what they believe. People need to learn how to debate, and walk away from it the same way they walked into it.