https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n Why is it easier to just break down and yell? en-us 2017-10-24 21:12:11 UTC 2017-10-25 00:57:27 UTC hello@padlet.com amattis1 https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200212265 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/03/06/the-astounding-political-divide-over-what-it-means-to-be-american/
Words: Republican, Democrat, Religion
Summary: What the numbers suggest is that not only are Democrats and Republicans living in two different countries — socially, culturally and politically — but they also don't even agree on what the country should, at its center, be. Partisanship now extends not just to whom you vote for and why but also what you think the United States is and should be
Opinion: Our elected officials are idiots, many of whom will end up on the wrong side of history. We need to work together to become better and stronger as a whole. Regardless on your opinion of immigration, immigrants have had a huge impact on this country and the people in it.

]]> 2017-10-24 21:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200212265 amattis1 https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200213011 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/23/identity-politics-will-divide-america/
Words: low
Summary:Identity politics thrives on division and the president has become the icon of a divided nation. These divisions became clear in the 2016 election campaign as Mr. Trump mocked the “elites” and Hillary scorned the “deplorables.” Both jeered with a sneer, appealing to a low common denominator of resentment.
Opinion: It is impossible to have unity when we are busy trying to play to specific voters for specific causes. Politicians need to run to make things better for all, not just who stands before them on that day.]]> 2017-10-24 21:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200213011 amattis1 https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200213253 https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-01-12/america-divided-and-thats-design
Words: tension, division, design, fake
Summary:“This is a time of testing of our democratic system” says Thomas Mann, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a scholar who for half a century has studied and written about American governance. “This is the first real threat we've had in a long time, and will the institutions and rules and norms be sufficient to keep us from falling the way of many other countries toward a more authoritarian leadership.”
Opinion: A liberal leaning article insinuating that this schism between our country's population is intention, and going to get worse. I'm a very moderate guy on most things, so I can't cosign this doomsday prophecy.]]> 2017-10-24 21:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200213253 amattis1 https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200213596 http://www.debate.org/opinions/do-political-parties-divide-the-united-states
Words: party, divide, power
Summary:"There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution." -John Adams
Opinion: Not like we can go back in time, but George Washington warned the American people of the dangers in forming parties. We are currently stuck with the two party system, and with it it feels like choosing the less smelly bag of poo.]]> 2017-10-24 21:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200213596 amattis1 https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200213651 http://www.pewresearch.org/topics/political-polarization/
Words: polarizing, median
Summary: Republicans and Democrats are more divided along ideological lines – and partisan antipathy is deeper and more extensive – than at any point in the last two decades. These trends manifest themselves in myriad ways, both in politics and in everyday life. And a new survey of 10,000 adults nationwide finds that these divisions are greatest among those who are the most engaged and active in the political process.
Opinion: The lines of our political standings are shifting, and not together like I would like to see. We are getting further apart when it comes political leaning.]]> 2017-10-24 21:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200213651 amattis1 https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200213778 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/05/30/why_americas_political_crisis_is_so_profound_134037.html
Words: crisis, political
Summary: Each side sincerely, truly believes it is defending the basic values of American constitutional democracy, while the other side is trying to undermine them. We have not seen anything like it since the 1970s when this country faced the twin crucibles of Vietnam and the Watergate scandal.
Opinion: I agree that we often want to demonize the "other" since that's easier than realizing that most of us want the same thing, just trying to achieve them in different ways.]]> 2017-10-24 21:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200213778 amattis1 https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200213994 http://www.debate.org/opinions/has-our-society-become-too-sensitive
Words: PC, speech
Summary: People, when polled, are of the mind that things are too politically correct.
Opinion: It is easier than ever to offend people. But by the same token, we see those screaming against political correctness, getting upset when their opinion isn't mad into law.]]> 2017-10-24 21:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200213994 amattis1 https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200214472 http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article129199504.html
Words: Gaslight, truth, question
Summary:To "gaslight" someone isn't just to lie to them or to manipulate their emotions. It is a deliberate attempt to deceive someone into questioning their own perception of reality.
Opinion: Things are currently way too crazy, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep straight the lies and the truths.]]> 2017-10-24 21:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200214472 amattis1 https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200214667 https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorgan/2016/10/13/the-death-of-public-discourse-in-america/#252538801f38
Words: Discourse, cowardly
Summary: Civil discussions rarely happen anymore. Yelling and screaming are the new normal.
Opinion: We have serious discussions that need to take place, but we are, as a whole, too busy pointing fingers rather than figuring out solutions to our pressing issues.]]> 2017-10-24 21:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200214667 amattis1 https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200214990 https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/when_humor_widens_the_political_divide
Words: humor, negative, derogatory
Summary: Derogatory humor, regardless of who it is aimed at, further divide us
Opinion: I believe that comedy is a great way to simplify complex subjects. I think that at this point the Trump hate jokes have all played out, and we should lessen how many we all make. Attacking him on the little stuff takes power for when he actually does something bad.]]> 2017-10-24 21:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/amattis1/29vvsn2u2p7n/wish/200214990