>The anger we're currently seeing is an anomaly that resulted mostly from Gore's attempted theft of the election. It will pass, and Gore's continued foolishness will help it pass more quickly, as even the Extreme Left realizes he would have been a disaster
A couple of things: First, I don't think that Gore tried to steal the election. (I also don't think that Bush stole it either, though I was upset when the recount was blocked, as I think that a recount would've just been the right thing to do given the bizarre circumstances -- Bush would've probably won anyway, but we would have largely been able to put the issue to bed).
Second, that's not it at all. The values of the country are just becoming very polarized as limits are pushed by both sides. A couple of examples where the change is coming from the left:
1. Gay Marriage
2. Janet Jackson
And a couple from the right:
1. Partial-birth/Late-term abortion ban
2. Supply-side economics
3. Privatization of Social Security
And, of course, the Iraqi war hasn't helped anything either.
The thing is, that none of the above items can be argued as absolutes. The issues of abortion, JJ, and gay marriage can only really be argued from a religious standpoint, and to many, that can't hold water. While I personally don't give much credence to the Bush economic policy, I can't completely pooh-pooh it, because, for instance, supply-side economics has only been tried for a limited amount of time in the past -- maybe it can work, I just don't think so.
But, when you're in a time like we are now, where large parts of the country are fast becoming more religious while other large parts of the country are quickly secularizing, and we've had some bad times economically and each side has a different way of fixing things, you end up with a very polarized society.
Does that make any sense at all?
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