The Great Divide The Views of a Conservative You Decide?
Many people believe America is the beacon of hope and the greatest country on the face of the earth. There may be just as many people who believe America is a bully, a war mongering nation and home to the world’s corporate greed.Sorry truthteller, I am one of the people who believe, America has become a bully, a war mongering nation and home to the world’s corporate greed
I class Georgie as a Terrorist of the worst kind, an impetent little man, who lets others do his dirty work for him.
Posted by truthteller under Truth must prevail
The United States needs to be broken into two separate nations.
There is a great divide in America and it is creating the need to split America into two countries. Do you think I’m kidding? Please read on.
America has never been more divided. The left is split between moderate and extreme with a gradual shift towards extreme. The right is moving more moderate with fewer on the far right. Because the right is moving more moderate, they are acquiescing to the extreme left both in Washington and in the public forum. Combine the lefts reluctance to consider differing opinions and the rights resentment of the radical left and you have a divide that widens. The net effect of this social change is a polarization of America like we have not seen since the Civil War.
A few hours ago, I stumbled upon an article on an article submission website where the writer’s article was about George Bush. The writer’s premise was that George Bush has completely alienated the middle class and poor by doing nothing for either group since he took office. The writer is entitled to his own opinion of course, but the information that formed this person’s opinion doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
George Bush was able to pass a tax reduction bill after taking office that took the majority of poor Americans off the tax rolls altogether. That means that poor Americans were no longer burdened with paying taxes at all. The Presidents bill also reduced the taxes of all middle-class American’s, allowing them to take home more instead of working half the year to pay the government. The writers premise that George Bush has done nothing for the poor and middle-class is flawed and incorrect since his tax bill helped both groups immensely.
Why do I bring up the scenario above? It illustrates the writers total deficiency of factual information. Is it the writers fault that he is unaware of one of the President’s finest accomplishments? I think he is guilty of relying on the major networks and his local newspaper and news broadcasts for everything he bases his worldview on, but it’s not surprising. This is one of the reasons that America is growing apart. I am not trying to convince people who don’t like the President to like him, but the writer of the article I refer to, and my own reality are so different that you could argue we live in two societies already. Are we just talking about differing opinions or more?
Much has been made in recent days of the immigration bill hammered out by the Senate and The White House. In effect, it would grant amnesty to 12 million people who entered the United States illegally. The details of the bill were not clear two days ago, but the reality of the bills effect have been deciphered and made clear. Since the overwhelming number of Hispanics in the U.S. vote with the Democratic Party, it can be concluded safely that the immigration bill would be enormously beneficial to the Democratic Party. In effect, it means almost 12 million new Democratic voters.
As the Democratic Party continues to become a party of minority voters and persons on the extreme left, the belief systems, values, lifestyles, views of popular culture and outlook on the future of the country all deviate from those on the right and Republicans. This has never been a problem in the past, since differing opinions are part of what has made America great. What has changed is the intensity of the difference. It is no longer just a difference of mindset or opinion, but one of commitment, allegiance and self-image.
There are numerous benefits to splitting the country as far as I’m concerned. As a conservative, I would be willing to live in the coldest, snowiest regions of America to be with other like-minded people. I would be willing to give the liberals the warmest, sunniest regions if it meant that they kept their welfare state, their propaganda ‘news’ outlets, their gods and goddesses of popular culture and their hate fest of Christians, conservatives, Republicans and the President. It would be worth living in the cold to find peace from all this.
Many who read this article will feel the same way, except they would be willing to live in the cold to be far away from people like me. And, as much as thats true, it proves my point that America needs to split itself into two nations. Of course there would be problems with splitting families apart. Many families, like my own, are made up of liberals and conservatives. At some point, someone will have to flip a coin or convert.
A benefit to the two nation approach is that those on the far left could have their own sovereign nation with borders that could contain their intellectual resources. The late Walter Wriston, in his book ‘The Twilight of Soviernty’, talked about the importance of information as a commodity versus natural resources. Certainly, the information that is accepted by all on the far left could be elevated to national treasure. Bush lied, people died could be printed on every dollar bill. Think like we do, believe what our bloggers tell you, supported by Good Morning America and you can remain in this nation.
There are two Americas presently. They are based on ideology more than race, ethnicity or cultural differences. They will never converge. They did briefly on September 11th, 2001, but that only lasted days. There is not an answer, and there are too many people who have no interest in listening to the other side.
As long as most news services insist on serving up their own agenda instead of facts, there will be too few people who can base their views on reality. Without reality-based viewpoints, there can never be a majority of people who can live together in harmony. There will always be one camp who believes in facts and one camp who believes in their own facts.
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention one more difference. Many people believe America is the beacon of hope and the greatest country on the face of the earth. There may be just as many people who believe America is a bully, a war mongering nation and home to the world’s corporate greed. Because of this, many have an optimistic view of America’s future, while many insist that progressive ideas are needed to change Americas foundation and future. It’s time to separate. Everyone who is heading north, follow me
The United States needs to be broken into two separate nations.
There is a great divide in America and it is creating the need to split America into two countries. Do you think I’m kidding? Please read on.
America has never been more divided. The left is split between moderate and extreme with a gradual shift towards extreme. The right is moving more moderate with fewer on the far right. Because the right is moving more moderate, they are acquiescing to the extreme left both in Washington and in the public forum. Combine the lefts reluctance to consider differing opinions and the rights resentment of the radical left and you have a divide that widens. The net effect of this social change is a polarization of America like we have not seen since the Civil War.
A few hours ago, I stumbled upon an article on an article submission website where the writer’s article was about George Bush. The writer’s premise was that George Bush has completely alienated the middle class and poor by doing nothing for either group since he took office. The writer is entitled to his own opinion of course, but the information that formed this person’s opinion doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
George Bush was able to pass a tax reduction bill after taking office that took the majority of poor Americans off the tax rolls altogether. That means that poor Americans were no longer burdened with paying taxes at all. The Presidents bill also reduced the taxes of all middle-class American’s, allowing them to take home more instead of working half the year to pay the government. The writers premise that George Bush has done nothing for the poor and middle-class is flawed and incorrect since his tax bill helped both groups immensely.
Why do I bring up the scenario above? It illustrates the writers total deficiency of factual information. Is it the writers fault that he is unaware of one of the President’s finest accomplishments? I think he is guilty of relying on the major networks and his local newspaper and news broadcasts for everything he bases his worldview on, but it’s not surprising. This is one of the reasons that America is growing apart. I am not trying to convince people who don’t like the President to like him, but the writer of the article I refer to, and my own reality are so different that you could argue we live in two societies already. Are we just talking about differing opinions or more?
Much has been made in recent days of the immigration bill hammered out by the Senate and The White House. In effect, it would grant amnesty to 12 million people who entered the United States illegally. The details of the bill were not clear two days ago, but the reality of the bills effect have been deciphered and made clear. Since the overwhelming number of Hispanics in the U.S. vote with the Democratic Party, it can be concluded safely that the immigration bill would be enormously beneficial to the Democratic Party. In effect, it means almost 12 million new Democratic voters.
As the Democratic Party continues to become a party of minority voters and persons on the extreme left, the belief systems, values, lifestyles, views of popular culture and outlook on the future of the country all deviate from those on the right and Republicans. This has never been a problem in the past, since differing opinions are part of what has made America great. What has changed is the intensity of the difference. It is no longer just a difference of mindset or opinion, but one of commitment, allegiance and self-image.
There are numerous benefits to splitting the country as far as I’m concerned. As a conservative, I would be willing to live in the coldest, snowiest regions of America to be with other like-minded people. I would be willing to give the liberals the warmest, sunniest regions if it meant that they kept their welfare state, their propaganda ‘news’ outlets, their gods and goddesses of popular culture and their hate fest of Christians, conservatives, Republicans and the President. It would be worth living in the cold to find peace from all this.
Many who read this article will feel the same way, except they would be willing to live in the cold to be far away from people like me. And, as much as thats true, it proves my point that America needs to split itself into two nations. Of course there would be problems with splitting families apart. Many families, like my own, are made up of liberals and conservatives. At some point, someone will have to flip a coin or convert.
A benefit to the two nation approach is that those on the far left could have their own sovereign nation with borders that could contain their intellectual resources. The late Walter Wriston, in his book ‘The Twilight of Soviernty’, talked about the importance of information as a commodity versus natural resources. Certainly, the information that is accepted by all on the far left could be elevated to national treasure. Bush lied, people died could be printed on every dollar bill. Think like we do, believe what our bloggers tell you, supported by Good Morning America and you can remain in this nation.
There are two Americas presently. They are based on ideology more than race, ethnicity or cultural differences. They will never converge. They did briefly on September 11th, 2001, but that only lasted days. There is not an answer, and there are too many people who have no interest in listening to the other side.
As long as most news services insist on serving up their own agenda instead of facts, there will be too few people who can base their views on reality. Without reality-based viewpoints, there can never be a majority of people who can live together in harmony. There will always be one camp who believes in facts and one camp who believes in their own facts.
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention one more difference. Many people believe America is the beacon of hope and the greatest country on the face of the earth. There may be just as many people who believe America is a bully, a war mongering nation and home to the world’s corporate greed. Because of this, many have an optimistic view of America’s future, while many insist that progressive ideas are needed to change Americas foundation and future. It’s time to separate. Everyone who is heading north, follow me
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posted by Kangaroo Brisbane Australia at 3:23 PM
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I think you prove my point. As a matter of fact, even if you eliminate the President and war in Iraq from the equation, the differences are still stark. Most of my friends and family are very liberal, evidence that we can all co-exist. Still, I would not be opposed to dividing the country. As tongue in cheek as my piece was meant to be, it would create a wealth of hapiness for many people.
All the Best,
Truthteller
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