In today's world, it seems to be very easy to offend some one. It is also pretty easy to piss some one off by talking about politics, especially if their beliefs are contrary to yours. This makes it very difficult to discuss the issues our nation faces today, whether it be healthcare reform, immigration reform, partisanship, national debt, and same-sex marriage. The problem is we choose not to be open to other ideas and opinions and just dismiss them. This leads us to believe that our own opinions are right and everyone else's are flat out wrong.
Another problem that causes taking politics so personally is that we take it way to seriously. Even though a lot of the issues mentioned above are serious issues that must be dealt with, individuals, especially those who are very partisan, take these issues very seriously and can get offended very easily and quickly. This is also connected to the former reason, we lack openness to new ideas and have a very hard time altering our opinions.
If we do in the near future let go of our partisan views and strict loyalty to one ideology, we will be able to discuss these political issues and make it easier to solve them, as it will be easier to compromise some of our values in order to accomodate those who have values different to our own. Hopefully discussing politics will become something we can have friendly debates over and not heated arguments that make us mad at each other. It is up to us if we want this to happen.
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