We are becoming as polarized as Congress. We see less and less of the person who makes a different choice. We judge people more on the shirt they’re not wearing. The civil civil war is becoming more and more uncivil. I can blame things, people—but mostly it’s the television. It used to inform me—now it only incites me. Fills my veins with “breaking news”—it’s a dog whistle, it’s heroin, it’s processed food. I’m fooled to think if I don’t pay attention, the Morlocks will surely take over. Perhaps it’s time to watch my own shoes and make my own direction. I don’t want to pick a line to stand in or on. I just want to agree with myself more. How did we ever come to think that it’s better to compare with people we already agree with?
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