Essay On How To Avoid Hatred In Politics

Trump, Republicans, as well his supporters, have begun feeding into a hate filled belief system; toting guns, homophobia, and bigotry into our nation's limelight. Although this has understandably angered many liberal Americans, the decision by many to shun Trump's followers, only acts as a regression; as the solution does not lie in ignorant separation. I recently took part in a project wherein a pro-Trump and an anti-Trump group member refused to interact. Instead of working cohesively, this only added poison to our product. In my high school alone, I listen to tireless arguments between Trump supporters and Liberals every single day. It sounds like white noise; there is no conversation. I believe that America is currently enduring a key point in our history— but the direction with which we turn, is to be decided by us, the

The intensity of politics and issues in the United States has only been strengthened as extremist groups grow and find security in our country's leaders. Neo-Nazi's and other white supremacy groups find solace in politicians on the right, including Trump, whereas leftist groups pushing for safety and equality are the ones being silenced.

I was unaware that many of the site’s users are very liberal in their political views. Having been raised in a fairly conservative household (FOX News was the only news channel we ever watched), I wasn’t exactly familiar with Democratic viewpoints. On tumblr I often found myself coming into contact with political opinions that stood in direct opposition of what I’d always been told. With this new influx of ideas I soon realized that the assumptions I had been trained to keep in the back of my head about minorities were offensive and racist. I was even being introduced to issues I had been young enough and privileged enough to be blind to, like the wage gap and victim blaming in rape cases. My eyes were opened to a whole new world of beliefs, and, at fourteen, I was struggling to process it all. I became increasingly confused about what was actually true, so I turned to research. Every new issue I came across, I made sure to inform myself on the topic instead of relying solely on one source of information. I found myself questioning everything and striving to view issues from all sides before making decisions. More and more often my views came into conflict with those of my parents. Today, when my mom bristles at homosexuality, when my dad argues that if we allow Syrian refugees into the country, they will try to create a government of Sharia law, when I am told to act less

Donald Trump is opening the world to a plethora of hate. Thanks to the “Trump effect,” our country's now fractured into factions with people only looking out for themselves. While it is true that political correctness is at an all-time high and needs to be lowered, Trump chooses to denounce all political correctness, which brings us back to the 1800’s when women couldn't vote and black men were less than white men. The President-elect chose a broken strategy that won the presidency, but lost all hope for an open minded

I’ve always believed that it’s important to keep an open mind when engaging with others, but that sentiment is often misinterpreted to mean that a person should be open to accepting any view differing from their own, which would do more harm than good. Violence has always been prevalent in our world, from the American revolution in the 1700s to the neo-Nazis rallying in our streets as we live and breath. While one might think that accepting everyone’s differing views will bring people together, and lessen the amount of violence in the world, I’m inclined to disagree. In resetting our society, it is essential to acknowledge and respect differing identities and ways of looking at the world, but only when those differences don’t disrespect

The conglomerations of like-minded people with like opinions have become known as “echo-chambers,” in the sense that they give the illusion of an active dialogue even though they yield exclusively affirmative responses. This process can be actively harmful, as continued exposure to the same opinions has been linked to radicalization as there is no “other side” or even “medium” to pull the general opinion back towards the center. Without a concentrated effort to restart these conversations and reintroduce the two sides of the debate, these tensions will continue to mount, amplified by the very same behaviors that allow us to function effectively in every other element of our lives. Luckily, education can easily combat many of these problems by reminding us of our own fallibility and reiterating the urgency that compels us to re-establish a healthy equilibrium, all while placing us as equals with the very people we hold preconceptions

The polarization of political parties in the United States is more evident than when the American Political Science Association wrote its 1950s Report arguing for political parties to be responsible. Recent scholarly work, demonstrates scholarly on the causes and consequences of political polarization (Abramowitz, 2017; Levendusky and Malhotra 2016; Kernell 2016; Brunell, Grofman, and Merrill 2016). However, the polarization literature highlights the ongoing debate as to whether the mass public is polarized as much as political elites are (Abramowitz and Saunders 2008; Fiorina, Abrams and Pope 2004). The reality is that the mass public, overall, is not polarized (Ahler 2014). While political parties have differentiated themselves on issues,

As I understand from the prompt, every single person will have different views on different subjects and is it possible to a person to make a counter argument to the subject they believe. Let’s say one believes that there are aliens and one has evidence to prove one’s point. But this person has never seen a real life alien and can make a discussion on a topic where there are no aliens. This makes the person open minded and being open minded is the most important key to start a discussion with someone.

Much of the incentive to become an activist is to be a part of a movement; an integral cog in the changing of history. One indisputable benefit of social media is its ability to effectively inform millions of people at once; this is infinitely powerful. The interactive format of social networking invites individuals to educate themselves on an issue and then to contribute to it, all in under ten minutes. Despite its efficiency, the detriment of this system is that it perpetuates the idea that the signing of a change.org petition is all it takes to make a difference. Grassroots activism and petitioning, while absolutely fundamental parts of the pursuit of social justice are often only the inciting steps in the lengthy and usually complicated process of creating lasting change. In 2014, in the wake of the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Tamir Rice, to name just a few, an international movement protesting police brutality began with the hashtag #blacklivesmatter. The issue of racially induced police brutality became a relevant topic of debate in the presidential election that followed, and protests took place worldwide. This movement is winning a major battle in the war against racism and much of this success was owed to its sensational presence on social media. The Black Lives Matter movement is an example of social networking being an invaluable tool in spreading

Positive involvement in politics includes, predominantly and most easily, watching news coverage from unbiased sources or, lacking that, oppositely biased sources in an attempt to see both sides. However,

We want people to understand why we feel the way we do. We often think that if they don’t agree then they must not understand. There is no need, in my opinion, to go to such extremes just to make our points. There is no reason to criticize those who have different outlooks or belief systems. I don’t agree with a lot of the things that go on around me. In fact, I’m not sure that I have completely agreed with any president, of this great country, since I was old enough to have an opinion. I have learned recently, however, that the manner in how we express our views is often times just as important as our views

The fact that people are so one sided on a political stand point is sad and pathetic. Good for you if your a left wing or right, nobody cares. Unless, and emphasis on "unless" you become a straight up ignorant jerk, and start using broad and inappropriate statements and shutting peoples opinions out of existence. It's dangerous, people will almost certainly label you and that will be anything but good. Labelling people has been a huge problem for a many of years, poor or rich, fast or slow, smart or dumb. They create fine lines between us, that will ruin everything. Rich people don't talk to the poor, Fast people hate racing the slow. It will create a distant hatred between us, and in this case with the big politic groups it can be detrimental.

“Why can't everyone just get along?” is an easy question that is not so easily answered. Those words always flew out of my mouth every time my conservative, Catholic grandparents and liberal mother criticized and attacked one another. They were all just heated arguments until once, my grandmother called my mom explicit names because she voted for Obama in 2012. My Mom, of course, took offense to the name calling and just told herself that their opinions don't matter. I'm sure my grandparents said the same about her opinions. My family was torn for months. As a naive 12-year-old boy, all I felt was anger at my grandmother for attacking my mother like that. I couldn't believe someone would insult someone's character because she has a different belief. It confused me. I couldn’t wrap my mind around how they could have heart to heart conversations about lost loved ones and help each other out on the side of the highway, yet always be on offense any time the election came up.

Arguing with some one insults their intelligence and will get you no where. People do not think they are right, they know they are right. A crucial element in avoiding a argument is to offer your opinion calmly and also admit that you yourself could be wrong. This makes the other person feel less threatened and his or her pride is not jeopardized. Approach the issue together, examine all the facts; this allows for the other persons to take the easy way out in admitting that they might be wrong. The third principle in this section states, if you are wrong admit it quickly and empathically. People will respect you if you can admit it when you are wrong. It is also important to ridicule yourself and judge yourself harshly, especially around other people. People will respond warmly and with encouragement. By admitting yourself wrong you can turn a potentially harsh lecture into a speech of praise. Principle four establishes that if you absolutely can not avoid an argument, then try to approach it in a friendly way. Again this makes the others feel less threatened and they are more willing to change their way of thinking. It is like the old saying, "you catch more bees with honey than with vinegar." Principle five determines the importance of establishing a positive attitude from the start. Get the person to say yes as fast as you can. Ask questions that will lead to "yes" answers and perhaps even more importantly ask questions that lead

One problem with the U.S. political system is the effect that political propaganda can have. For example, liberal propaganda that uses language to pull in young voters to vote for more liberal candidates paints certain things in a negative light that are actually function for society. for example, the systematic discrimination present against non-white people, women, and the poor may hurt individuals but is actually functional for many and political propaganda made by liberals is teaching otherwise, trying to discourage young voters from voting conservatively. For example, many popular pages on social media sites, like BuzzFeed, are posting very liberal things that alter the opinions of the young viewers that watch them. This affects young people because they are the ones mainly affected by propaganda and are easily influenced. To change this, liberal media should be changed and people should be educated in what is actually functional for the U.S. instead of what young people want and instead of what is good for, for example, people who deal with racism and sexism. An obstacle for this is the ever growing population of young people who are interested in politics and are trying to make a change and who hold rallies, for example. The “Black Lives Matter” movement is one of these movements that endanger the power of the elite.