Posted by Buzzman72 on March 04, 2009 at 16:35:04 from (74.129.220.44):
Many times over the centuries, wise men have said that a house divided against itself cannot stand.
Today, with the polarization of America, led by the Al Frankens and Al Sharptons and Keith Olbermans on one side, and the Sean Hannitys and Rush Limbaughs on the other, we ARE a house divided. According to Limbaugh, if you compromise, you are weak and oughta move to the other side and be done with it. I'm sure Olberman and the others have expressed similar thoughts.
So...I'm convinced that America is about as divided as it's ever been, Civil War years included. Trouble is, there's no geographic divide to allow for secession by either side.
So as we live next door to neighbors we hate because of their beliefs and their politics, we as a nation are prime candidates for either civil revolution or invasion...because no one can agree on what's worth saving. A sense of community? I don't see it, and I live in a rural community. Even on this "harmless" discussion board, the hate is so thick you could cut it with a knife.
Trust no one. Help no one, outside of family and very close friends. If a man loses his job, it's not because of the economy, it's because he probably wasn't any good at what he did to begin with. If he can't get re-hired tomorrow, it's because he's a career deadbeat out to milk the system and live off YOUR tax dollars. If he's over 50 and simply cannot physically do what he did when he was 18, he's a scumbag who finally got his gravy train taken away from his undeserving azz.
Or that's what I hear when I read boards like this one. Occasionally there's an encouraging sign that there is a little humanity within us, but that's fast becoming the exception rather than the rule. And this ride toward the dark side only seems to be picking up speed.
Surely I'm not the only one who sees those sort of responses here. You only have to go back one page or less on this very board to see it. So is this an example of what we've become as a nation, where "love thy neighbor" is something we only pay lip service to one day a week [if that]?
Is the heart of America really as cold, hard, and black as what I read here?
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