The internet has made so many political ideologies present, I don’t know whether or not I should be left or right or centre or something else. Who is right? Who is wrong? Am I a bigot and don’t even know it?
The correct ideology is obviously anarcho-syndicalism.
Just kidding. You shouldn’t choose a political ideology just to have one. Political ideologies are just sets of ideas, assumptions and strategies, for organizing society. You can’t really test which one is best in a lab, and none of them are “right”, except insofar as some probably lead to better outcomes than others under certain conditions. Except of course, for capitalism. That one sucks at all times under all conditions. (Again just kidding. Sort of.)
DZ-330 said:
I miss the times when people on the opposite sides of the spectrum would actually listen to the other side’s opinion and try to find a middle-ground. The culture in the USA today is literally like Anakin said: “If you’re not with me… then you’re my enemy!”
Political polarization in the US increased dramatically around the turn of the 21st century, most likely due to the advent of 24-hour news networks. The Internet and social media then took this trend and injected it with steroids.