Religion and Politics drive so much emotion that discussing honestly seems impossible for most. To me, they are just other topics.
Why are we accepting of many religions opposed to it’s only Catholicism and Islam and everything is dismissed? We still respect the Sikh, Judaism, Buddhism, Protestants.
There are many political parties in this country and world yet everyone speaks to “2 sides” of an argument. Are there not at least 10s of sides of a political argument? Obviously there is. The question becomes are people conditioned to think there are only “2 sides” of an argument Vs the multifaceted elements of any topic?
- Are people that weak to realize/coerced that there are more opinions? (Basically, just lack awareness or suppressed by the Dems/Pubs.)
- Are people willing to suppress other voices and just keep their angst toward a “supposed other majority” in order to keep their large position at the table? (Think Catholicism and how they murdered any potential dissenting voices for centuries. All Protestant faiths were/are “minority” voices but now have proper rights.)
- colas used to be more diverse, until the Pepsi Challenge. Pepsi actually helped Coke gain market share but grew larger itself by killing all the smaller cola voices at the perception that only 2 options mattered and then absorbed their competitors. However, we have grown diverse in beer. The number of microbrews exploded over the past 2+ decades. What has this diversity done? Allowed an easy destruction of a classic beer brand because there are legit diverse and BETTER alternatives.
- all of us are bound to Apple and Android. ALL OF US. The service is relatively diverse because of the apps but these 2 gatekeepers could/can profound impact on society at any moment.
- you walk into Baskin Robbins today and they’ve made a change. They took all 31 flavors and just dump them into 1 of 2 buckets based upon some perceived alignment of vanilla or chocolate. It’s still diverse, right? You get 15 flavors in 1 bite. But over time, Baskin eventually recognizes it doesn’t need 31 flavors. Strips out the alt flavors, cutting production down 93% and just serves 2 bizarre flavors going forward. You happy with that? Probably not and to ColdStone you’ll go. Don’t have that alternative option in US politics as it’s deemed extreme to support anything other than Dem/Pub.
So, do you believe in diversity of political opinion or are there just 2?
Why are we accepting of many religions opposed to it’s only Catholicism and Islam and everything is dismissed? We still respect the Sikh, Judaism, Buddhism, Protestants.
There are many political parties in this country and world yet everyone speaks to “2 sides” of an argument. Are there not at least 10s of sides of a political argument? Obviously there is. The question becomes are people conditioned to think there are only “2 sides” of an argument Vs the multifaceted elements of any topic?
- Are people that weak to realize/coerced that there are more opinions? (Basically, just lack awareness or suppressed by the Dems/Pubs.)
- Are people willing to suppress other voices and just keep their angst toward a “supposed other majority” in order to keep their large position at the table? (Think Catholicism and how they murdered any potential dissenting voices for centuries. All Protestant faiths were/are “minority” voices but now have proper rights.)
- colas used to be more diverse, until the Pepsi Challenge. Pepsi actually helped Coke gain market share but grew larger itself by killing all the smaller cola voices at the perception that only 2 options mattered and then absorbed their competitors. However, we have grown diverse in beer. The number of microbrews exploded over the past 2+ decades. What has this diversity done? Allowed an easy destruction of a classic beer brand because there are legit diverse and BETTER alternatives.
- all of us are bound to Apple and Android. ALL OF US. The service is relatively diverse because of the apps but these 2 gatekeepers could/can profound impact on society at any moment.
- you walk into Baskin Robbins today and they’ve made a change. They took all 31 flavors and just dump them into 1 of 2 buckets based upon some perceived alignment of vanilla or chocolate. It’s still diverse, right? You get 15 flavors in 1 bite. But over time, Baskin eventually recognizes it doesn’t need 31 flavors. Strips out the alt flavors, cutting production down 93% and just serves 2 bizarre flavors going forward. You happy with that? Probably not and to ColdStone you’ll go. Don’t have that alternative option in US politics as it’s deemed extreme to support anything other than Dem/Pub.
So, do you believe in diversity of political opinion or are there just 2?
