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In reply to the discussion: WHY is There so much HATE in this country??? [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)as much as I'd like to find a way to disagree with him...
You filter your experience of the world by the amount of time you spend reading about various things. That's one reason I don't read and/or reply to many posts here about horrific things. I note them, but it's also important to offset the barrage of bad news that is selectively presented (we here post items we think are of interest and hope will interest others - the sorts of posts that get a lot of attention are the most sensational, for whatever reason.)
Policy posts, as others here have noted, don't get the same attention or responses because they often require more understanding of this or that issue. Or they just aren't sensational stories.
But I, too, think things are getting better.
Remember, too, that anytime a society goes through changes, there will be some turmoil because not everyone comes to the same understanding of an issue at the same time or even through the same processes.
If you look at the great big scheme of things - THE issue of concern is the collapsing middle class. It's politically dangerous, socially dangerous, and it requires others to do something not in their self interest, in the smaller view of the world, but really in their interests in the larger view.
It's hard for people to look beyond their self interests sometimes, and sometimes people respond strangely when they feel their self interest is threatened.
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