Is America Coming Apart?

[AVGWarhawk]

We seem not only to disagree with each other more than ever, but to have come almost to detest one another. Politically, culturally, racially, we seem ever ready to go for each others' throats.

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=109478

[SteamWake]

Meh the article was kind of weak but I'm gettin one of those bumper stickers for sure !

[AVGWarhawk]

There will be coffee cups, stickers, hats, t-shirts with, 'you lie' on them. Why not? There were Obama bobble heads.

[GoldenRivet]

all one must do is look at virtually every poll out there

you see polling figures like...

49% YES
51% NO

50% FOR IT
50% AGAINST IT

48% ORANGES
52% APPLES

55% HALF FULL
45% HALF EMPTY

50% COKE
50% PEPSI

48% KIRK
52% PICARD

of course the above polls are completely fictional but im just using that to illustrate the point that there is a remarkable 50/50 divide in America.

While it is true that you get a fluke poll where it is something like...

98% YES, SEX PLEASE!
2% NO SEX FOR ME, THANKS

but for the most part there is a pretty even division.

[Kapt Z]

Link failed for me.

As to the premise? I think it's way over blown. Sure there are hardcore fanatics of every stripe, but I'm still reassured at how well the average Americans I see everyday get along. Being polite and respectful will hardly sell stories anyway.

Even in this forum we get heated debates and arguements, but I like to think anyone of us would still help another poster move his sofa.

I would.

[Fr8monkey]

Anything by Pat Buchanan needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Like saying Rush Limbaugh is a "factual news reporter".

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Fr8monkey

Anything by Pat Buchanan needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Like saying Rush Limbaugh is a "factual news reporter".

Call Rush a reporter to his face and he will slap you silly

[Fr8monkey]

Sorry. should have aid rabble rouser.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Fr8monkey

Sorry. should have aid rabble rouser.

Right the leader of the conservative movement bunch of right wing extremist nut jobs.

Well if nothing else Limbaugh does get his facts straight.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Fr8monkey

Sorry. should have aid rabble rouser.

In short, if someone does not agree with someone else they are then considered a rabble rouser?

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

In short, if someone does not agree with someone else they are then considered a rabble rouser?

No, when someone makes a living based on inflammatory talk and opinion masquerading as fact they're a rabble rouser.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

No, when someone makes a living based on inflammatory talk and opinion masquerading as fact they're a rabble rouser.

I would suspect if incorrect things are said this rabble rouser would be up on charges of slander. No

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I would suspect if incorrect things are said this rabble rouser would be up on charges of slander. No

Slander cases are not the yardstick that truth is measured against.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Slander cases are not the yardstick that truth is measured against.

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Perhaps not, but spewing incorrect information daily does not prolong longevity in ones career either. Food for thought.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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Perhaps not, but spewing incorrect information daily does not prolong longevity in ones career either. Food for thought.

Unless it's the misinformation that his listeners want to hear.