Posted by sleepygirl on March 10, 2006, at 1:16:00
I am struck by how divided the United states is in general with regard to pro-Bush/anti-Bush, conservative/liberal, etc. ideology
I recall a while back...here in NY, being in the city on a day when many protesters were in the city, carrying anti-Bush signs and all that. Well, later that day I had mentioned seeing all these people to some pretty conservative friends of mine, and immediately came the dismissive remark, "tree huggers!!". These are people who also believe that liberalism is tantamount to "treason", judging by the amount of time they spent in line trying to get a free copy of "Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism"
Now I shuddered to be witness to what I thought was fanatacism, and I was at a loss to understand their beliefs, but there you go. It simply isn't a topic we can discuss in any kind of "civil" manner so I avoid it like the plague, but I find myself attacked by their "beliefs" (or maybe they just took a "side"), and feeling like these reactions are totally divorced from the issues.
Going through Texas some weeks ago I was reminded again by another couple of "conservative" friends of mine that I am a "liberal". I was struck by how "different" that made me feel. I am after all who I am, and I've been trying to understand how that is, and how that relates (if at all) to what I might believe are important issues right now in the US.Why the heck have I written this post?...because I am trying to understand how it is that many continue to support a more "extreme" sort of ideology/political party
What is it in reaction to?I haven't a clue, but I know there are lots of intelligent and thoughtful people so I'll see if anyone responds or has any other thoughts.
poster:sleepygirl
thread:618244
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