Tag: politics

5th of July (the gulf)

It’s the 5th of July 2021 and it has me thinking;
Imagine creating two separate social media accounts.
On one, you follow conservative and Republican influencers;

On the other, you follow liberal and Democrat influencers.

It won’t take long before you notice a gulf growing between the two.
Two separate, and irreconcilable, narratives being played out.
One that paints their side as the patriots defending against the traitors,
And one that paints their side as the righteous defending against the unjust.[…]

It’s the 5th of July 2021 and it has me thinking;
Imagine creating two separate social media accounts. 
On one, you follow conservative and Republican influencers; 
On the other, you follow liberal and Democrat influencers.

It won’t take long before you notice a gulf growing between the two.
Two separate, and irreconcilable, narratives being played out.  
One that paints their side as the patriots defending against the traitors, 
And one that paints their side as the righteous defending against the unjust.

Take almost any major event from the past five years or so, 
On one account you will see one version of the event, 
Their party in the right, and the other in the wrong. 
And on the other account it’s the same thing, but in their favor.

It’s understandable if one is confused …and maybe it’s by design.
A gulf is being created between the two, growing further every day, 
Making it harder to communicate, or collaborate, across the gap,
Requiring more effort to connect, the further the gulf grows…

07/05/21
M. L. Michael

About…

I’ve been working on this idea for the past year or so. The response to Covid 19 on both sides is what initially opened my eyes to this problem.
One side felt like it was being overblown. The other side felt not enough was being done. Each side pointed to the other as the problem.
I sense this gulf growing and growing.
This isn’t about who is right and who is wrong. If you think that, you are missing the point.
It’s about the separate realities being created by this separate narratives.
They cannot coexist. Their biggest appeal is their defiance of the other side.
I don’t know where we go from here. But I know have to at least point this out as much as I can.