Have you ever heard of the Horseshoe Theory of politics? I don't know that it's actually a real theory, or just something the Internet throws around. But the idea is that the more extreme you get in either direction, the more you end up looking like the opposite political profile.
It's hard to know where to align yourself these days. The media is probably lying, the politicians are corrupt, and the people are getting really upset about things they probably know little about. It's all one giant emotional reaction, with little sense being spoken by anyone. It's like we're all being lumped into one ideology or another, easily managed, like cattle. How is a person not to see it as part of a grand design?
People are being reduced to simplistic points of view on either extreme rather than cultivating more sophisticated and diversified opinions. Then they invest more and more emotional energy and become defensive whenever confronted by a different ideology. People end up hating each other rather than taking the time to understand what is happening to them.
It's time to take a step back and re-evaluate the situation. Just breathe.
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