A few quick thoughts On Polarization as it pertains to The Democratic Nomination, and it’s two Combatants, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Could someone tell me why the word Polarizing is used for Hillary Clinton and Not Barack Obama, and for That matter John McCain. The Dictionary Definition of The Word Polarize is To cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions. Now what is it that causes one to look at Hillary and see Polarizing but Not Either of other candidates running for the Presidency? How can you Look at Hillary Clinton and see her as being a Polarizing force, when She and The Junior Senator From Illinois have almost Identical Viewpoints On most every major campaign Issue? The Only Conflict here is Not between These two Fine senators, but between the Backers of Both, who fight tooth and nail with each other to paint a Picture of The Other candidate that is as negative as possible.
I can make Several Arguments to The Effect That it is In fact senator Obama who is the More Polarizing force of the two Democrats. He has made an issue of race. No Candidate But senator Obama went to that church. No One but senator Obama said anything about God and Guns. No one But senator Obama and his Backers stopped the Michigan Re-vote. No one else But The Junior Senator From Illinois said he had sponsored a Bill that he had Not in fact sponsored, a bill that was sponsored by a backer of His, Christopher Dodd. All these things seem pretty damned Polarizing to me. He seems dead set against doing the right thing. He seems to Not be that big of a Supporter of Intelligent behavior or Common sense, and That seems to me pretty polarizing.
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Today’s Nuggets, From Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Via Wikiquote: If one is but secure at the foundation, he will not be pained by departure from minor details or affairs that are contrary to expectation. But in the end, the details of a matter are important. The right and wrong of one’s way of doing things are found in trivial matters.
The heart of a virtuous person has settled down and he does not rush about at things. A person of little merit is not at peace but walks about making trouble and is in conflict with all.
To hate injustice and stand on righteousness is a difficult thing. Furthermore, to think that being righteous is the best one can do and to do one’s utmost to be righteous will, on the contrary, bring many mistakes. The Way is in a higher place than righteousness. This is very difficult to discover, but it is the highest wisdom. When seen from this standpoint, things like righteousness are rather shallow. If one does not understand this on his own, it cannot be known.
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All the candidates are polarizing to the opposite party.
….perhaps i should have not added McCain’s name there. I was trying to point out that it doesn’t make sense within the Democratic Party, And that it is a Bit silly to call One Polarizing without calling the Other Polarizing as well.