The Eyes Have It
Perspective.
A person with one eye removed or blinded has virtually no depth perception. The lack of another eye looking in almost exactly the same direction, but from a slightly-offset position, robs an individual of the ability to judge dimension.
People who are ensconced/entrenched at one end of an issue or a socio-political "camp" are inclined to be "single-minded." They have one view of the issues. One eye, if you will.
One-eyed Righties cannot see any significant value in the leaders or ideals of the Left. The reverse is also true.
I live and work among both poles every day. From the Right eye I see individual accountability and non-circumstantial principles. From the Left eye I see tolerance of human diversity and reluctance to commit violence. I flatter myself to think that I have more perspective, more depth perception, than my relatively-extreme friends and family.
In order to "justify" failure, it is common to find Capitalized Pronouns to point out as being the villainous influence. The Righties loved to squawk about the Reds. The Lefties loved to cluck about the bigots.
Having been religious, I can assure you that most religions are frustrated with how little they really matter in the lives of individuals. (I will also point out that most of the "clergy" in mainstream Christianity are woefully under-educated about their own religion and misrepresent the genuine core of their "faith." The Man commonly called "Jesus" would not launch soldiers at people He disagreed with. He also would not coddle the lazy and demand that the productive rob themselves on behalf of the lazy.)
As long as the Right blames the media-popularity of the Left, the Right will have no motivation to improve. Their weaknesses are out of their control because "It's the Other Side, stupid." And as long as the Left blames religion, the Left will have no motivation to improve.
The beams in the eyes of the Other Side are woefully effective excuses for ignoring the mote in the eyes of the Side of the Just.
If someone really wants to make something happen positive for their Party ... they need to look at and deal with what they CAN change ... their own side. Sharpen up your rhetoric. Refine your grasp of the numbers. Learn how to communicate with the Other Side in a way that forces the reasonable among them to consider your points, and perhaps join your side on at least one issue or another.
Are there bad qualities in the Other Side? Certainly. But can you change those things? Very seldom.
Change what you CAN.
Change yourself.
A person with one eye removed or blinded has virtually no depth perception. The lack of another eye looking in almost exactly the same direction, but from a slightly-offset position, robs an individual of the ability to judge dimension.
People who are ensconced/entrenched at one end of an issue or a socio-political "camp" are inclined to be "single-minded." They have one view of the issues. One eye, if you will.
One-eyed Righties cannot see any significant value in the leaders or ideals of the Left. The reverse is also true.
I live and work among both poles every day. From the Right eye I see individual accountability and non-circumstantial principles. From the Left eye I see tolerance of human diversity and reluctance to commit violence. I flatter myself to think that I have more perspective, more depth perception, than my relatively-extreme friends and family.
In order to "justify" failure, it is common to find Capitalized Pronouns to point out as being the villainous influence. The Righties loved to squawk about the Reds. The Lefties loved to cluck about the bigots.
Having been religious, I can assure you that most religions are frustrated with how little they really matter in the lives of individuals. (I will also point out that most of the "clergy" in mainstream Christianity are woefully under-educated about their own religion and misrepresent the genuine core of their "faith." The Man commonly called "Jesus" would not launch soldiers at people He disagreed with. He also would not coddle the lazy and demand that the productive rob themselves on behalf of the lazy.)
As long as the Right blames the media-popularity of the Left, the Right will have no motivation to improve. Their weaknesses are out of their control because "It's the Other Side, stupid." And as long as the Left blames religion, the Left will have no motivation to improve.
The beams in the eyes of the Other Side are woefully effective excuses for ignoring the mote in the eyes of the Side of the Just.
If someone really wants to make something happen positive for their Party ... they need to look at and deal with what they CAN change ... their own side. Sharpen up your rhetoric. Refine your grasp of the numbers. Learn how to communicate with the Other Side in a way that forces the reasonable among them to consider your points, and perhaps join your side on at least one issue or another.
Are there bad qualities in the Other Side? Certainly. But can you change those things? Very seldom.
Change what you CAN.
Change yourself.
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