The polarization drives me *insane*... we've got 5% at either end driving the bus for the other 90%. (Call it 10%/80% if you want, but it's still all out of proportion...) There's really no need for it... except that we're locked into this kamikaze course thanks to an entrenched two party system mentality. :P
ANYwho...
I think you're right about the middle going "Whaaaaa?", but I do believe that the middle is much larger than either party wants to believe. They each like to think that they represent 45% of the US, with their opponent being a paltry 15%, and all they have to do is get a quarter of the remainder to win. In reality, I think the party rhetoric exemplifies that 5-10% on each end, and the majority of most folks look at both ends of the spectrum like they're the cross-eyed cousins at the family reunion. Yeah, they're technically family, but... yeesh.
We're just one big dysfunctional family letting the drunk uncles steer the dinner conversation.
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Date: 2006-11-09 06:10 pm (UTC)The polarization drives me *insane*... we've got 5% at either end driving the bus for the other 90%. (Call it 10%/80% if you want, but it's still all out of proportion...) There's really no need for it... except that we're locked into this kamikaze course thanks to an entrenched two party system mentality. :P
ANYwho...
I think you're right about the middle going "Whaaaaa?", but I do believe that the middle is much larger than either party wants to believe. They each like to think that they represent 45% of the US, with their opponent being a paltry 15%, and all they have to do is get a quarter of the remainder to win. In reality, I think the party rhetoric exemplifies that 5-10% on each end, and the majority of most folks look at both ends of the spectrum like they're the cross-eyed cousins at the family reunion. Yeah, they're technically family, but... yeesh.
We're just one big dysfunctional family letting the drunk uncles steer the dinner conversation.