There is no question that we are currently in the midst of incredible political polarity. It seems like everything is political and every issue has a line that is a mile wide separating the sides. Judging by the political commentary, from national news to Facebook posts, there is a practical belief that the loudest, most persistent (and obnoxious), voice will win the argument of the day. We proclaim our “rightness” with name-calling, finger-pointing, and mockery of the “other side” and with every comment, we expand the division created by the mile-wide line. The defense of our position and our passionate insistence that we are “right” (or “on the right side of history”) alienates everyone who disagrees with us. In addition to being political, everything, it seems, is personal.
