I believe that the reason why people generally tend to gravitate towards the extremes in this and other political matters is the recognizability of them. Most people know nothing more than they learnt in grade school about the fundamentals of these two viewpoints. Therefore they look for the states that are immediately recognizable and familiar. People who tend to be a bit leftist and in defence of the underdog and the beauty of love and kindness, love the thought of helping the opressed and the fight for love and the underdog. People who tend to be a bit righitist (righteous?) tend to look to the Bible and defence of Life and Law, and they love the thought of law and tradition and basic familylife. So the most recognizable standpoints in the media are seen on the extremes. The middle point, as described by Mrs. Lambelet Coleman is much more difficult and demanding to see, and to fathom the finer details and the science. So, we get the well known 51-49-spread of opinons either way, that we also know all too well from the presidential campaign. An old Eurpean saying: "Common sense is not so common."
I believe that the reason why people generally tend to gravitate towards the extremes in this and other political matters
is the recognizability of them.
Most people know nothing more than they learnt in grade school about the fundamentals of these two viewpoints.
Therefore they look for the states that are immediately recognizable and familiar.
People who tend to be a bit leftist and in defence of the underdog and the beauty of love and kindness,
love the thought of helping the opressed and the fight for love and the underdog.
People who tend to be a bit righitist (righteous?) tend to look to the Bible and defence of Life and Law,
and they love the thought of law and tradition and basic familylife.
So the most recognizable standpoints in the media are seen on the extremes.
The middle point, as described by Mrs. Lambelet Coleman is much more difficult and demanding to see,
and to fathom the finer details and the science.
So, we get the well known 51-49-spread of opinons either way, that we also know all too well from the presidential campaign.
An old Eurpean saying: "Common sense is not so common."