July 25, 2011

Why Political Polarisation has gone wild in America...

...and what to do about it.



The truth is out there;

Be careful out there!



and Go Well

Watching the extraordinary polarization in Washington today, many people have pointed the finger at the Tea Party saying it's ideologically extreme, refuses to compromise and cares more about purity than problem solving.

I happen to agree with much of that critique, but it doesn't really answer the question: Why has the Tea Party become so prominent? Why is it able to dominate Washington?

We've had plenty of ideologically charged movements come to Washington before. Think of Barry Goldwater or George McGovern.

Read more at globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com
 

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