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To: Volsi Mimir who wrote (10514)	10/21/1998 2:56:00 PM
From: jbe	Respond to of 67261

Paranoia breeds mistrust...and a definite polarization. Amen, brother! And Amen to this, too: Wherever on the spectrum ,issues like gun control, abortion , healthcare, education, welfare,seniors&social security are played to frighten instead of enlighten. Bold general statements are effectively directed to emotions and timed and - just like the ads of big business - are calculated for effectiveness....Politics is the beast that thrives on this and creates theendless arguments that seem self perpetuating.Yell for yelling sake! We see this, IMO, all across the political spectrum. What is the antidote? One, as you imply in your post, is for each of us to genuinely think for himself/herself. This means, among other things, that we should always try to get past the overheated rhetoric, to see if we can see what the other guy is truly concerned about. That does not mean we have to agree with him. As Aristotle pointed out, "The mark of an educated man is the ability to entertain an idea, without necessarily accepting it." The other thing we might do is to keep in mind the definition of politics as the "art of compromise" or the "science of the possible." I may have the art and the science confused here, but you get the point. :-) jbe