Sometime around the turn of the decade, it seems that people have become increasingly stubborn with respect to their politics. Being partisan and demonizing the opposition is the initiation into modern politics, not cordially accepting opposing viewpoints and having frank discussions about the issues.
There is no other explanation for the rise in punditry and the fall of (presumably) unbiased journalism. People would rather get their news from Rush Limbaughs and Al Frankens. Nevermind the liberties with truth these pundits take and the screamfests they pass off as guest interviews. People want their news like they want their cheese: processed beyond recognition.
Why are people so angry at each other? Why has the political climate become so hot and uncomfortable? I really yearn for those times when people simply took a viewpoint as just that: a viewpoint. Just because I'm pro-choice and for gun control does not mean I am morally evil or mentally diseased. It's those sorts of attitudes that lead one down the path of dogma and ignorance.
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