ATS Weekly Member Article from Jamuhn
The Evolving Political Polarity
ATS Weekly, Edition 004, August 10, 2005
The evolving polarity of politics within our federal government seems to be at an all-time high. I can remember following politics ever since Bill
Clinton came into office and the big issue was the morality of Clinton; mass-media and the masses of people seemed to be unconcerned with other
issues.
But, recently with the Bush administration I have noticed a great line dividing the two big parties, GOP and Democrats, in an even greater extent
than Clinton. Mass protests, support/criticism in media and journalism, tv ads, scandals, and much more seem to occur almost on a daily basis now.
Even fights occur based on people who watch the movie of Michael Moore, who is a democrat in one state he registered in. While the GOP defends the
administration, and Democrats largely oppose it, the people seem to be getting more and more separated in political beliefs. Bush now is associated as
the poster-boy of the Republicans, and we have Democrats who, although are not in office, are equally guilty of the same propaganda to divide the
people.
Bush states "You are with us or against us," and Moore states "The Bush administration are criminals." So, you have this very well defined line
emerging between Bush Administration-supporters and Bush Administration-opposers. In the minds of most, this forms the line between a Republican and a
Democrat. Those who end up falling in this category frequently, though not all of them, have reduced to name calling. At least, this is the view seen
within mainstream media and journalism. Abstract ideas are presented and the policies are largely untouched.
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