She will probably vote Republican by default, since it won't be GWB, but it would be with great reluctance if it is someone who pushes a religious and far right agenda. If the Dems would wise up and offer a candidate with a platform that reflected a moderate approach and solutions, rather than accusations about the current admin, I believe a lot of people would consider it. While the parties are governed by extremism, Neeka's article will remain valid and rapprochement is out.
"Given a choice, people will choose to read, be among, watch, live with, worship with, vote with, people who are like themselves,"
This is just tribalism with a sheen of sophistication. Look at the SI threads. Great examples. And with it comes an inability to grant validity to other tribes' beliefs, or even to rationally consider them, with the result that the best that happens if you don't kill them (a nono nowadays at least in the US), is you obstruct them. It's an interesting phenomena.
But if we are aware of it, we can try to get beyond our visceral reaction and actually listen to each other and attempt some kind of discourse.
I dream. |
