TUSooner
2/20/2012, 12:24 PM
A pertinent (if obvious) observation from a BBC guy -- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17079971
There is a grave danger for American democracy that the two parties not only can't agree, they can't even discuss.
Left and right live in their little ghettos of the mind, unwilling to listen to anything that doesn't reinforce their own views. If you only hear what your opponents are thinking through the warp of second-hand caricatures, then there is no chance of understanding their point of view....
It would be sad if [MSNBC's firing of Pat Buchanan] has made this worse. It is always better for both your mental and political health to throw things at your TV or radio, than nod sagely as it confirms your prejudices.
I like the phrase "ghettos of the mind."
There is a grave danger for American democracy that the two parties not only can't agree, they can't even discuss.
Left and right live in their little ghettos of the mind, unwilling to listen to anything that doesn't reinforce their own views. If you only hear what your opponents are thinking through the warp of second-hand caricatures, then there is no chance of understanding their point of view....
It would be sad if [MSNBC's firing of Pat Buchanan] has made this worse. It is always better for both your mental and political health to throw things at your TV or radio, than nod sagely as it confirms your prejudices.
I like the phrase "ghettos of the mind."