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Originally Posted by eweissenbach

Oh wouldst it were that simple. Seems to me that the majority of people today are so politically and ideologically polarized that a discussion of controversial issues among friends may quickly turn ugly and fracture relationships. I am neither a right or left winger, but when I post something on Facebook regarding a current event, I generally get attacked by one wing or the other, depending on the side of the issue I take, and these are my Facebook "friends". In fact you often get attacked for even saying that you are independent or that people should listen to opposing points of view, charging you with being wishy washy, or having no ideals. I was taught that a person should listen to all points of view and discuss your differences rationally, and that changing one's position based on new and compelling information was a sign of wisdom. One problem we currently have is the overwhelming amount of vitriolic and inflammatory language from the talking heads on TV and radio. Limbaugh, Sharpton, Coulter, Schultz, and the rest are becoming wealthy by making people believe the other point of view is dangerous and evil.