It came up in the MASH thread, rather than hijack a thread on one of the best TV shows ever I decided to start a thread.
We have balkanized in a lot of ways, and before we start down that road (and I am sure we will), BOTH parties contribute mightily to it. We go to churches that are overwhelmingly dominated by one party, we choose our media based on our party politics, and we live in neighborhoods that have become increasingly segregated.
Below is a story with an interesting map, put in your address and it will tell you how politically diverse your neighborhood is. Now to break with the theme, my neighborhood is 48% D and 45% R. So very diverse politically. I am surprised as I see many more R yard signs. As an aside, in Maine, VT, NH, I saw MANY MANY more yard signs than I do in Bloomington.
I am sure the story accompanying the map will cause some anger, but hopefully more people will respond about how diverse their neighborhood is.
How diverse is your social media? I don't know how to measure that, but I have maybe 5 Facebook friends that post extensively on politics. 3 are liberal, 2 are conservative. The rest may make an occasional post on an issue, but it is hard to know based on one issue. I don't follow anyone political on Social Media, and my Twitter includes several scientists, a couple authors, NASA, and some IT. I can think of no worse platform for political discussion than Twitter.
My church is overwhelmingly liberal. If it wasn't, its decision to become a reconciling congregation guaranteed it.
For news, I listen to NPR in the morning, and one of the network's news at night. I some version of read or scan USAToday and Fox News online.
I follow one political blog (electoral-vote) that leans left, and check in on 538 every few days (especially Fridays for their puzzles).
So, how diverse are you? I am especially thinking of that neighborhood map. 1 in three of us lives in a total bubble. Fearfully that probably means how we view each other is based on what we read in places like this.
We have balkanized in a lot of ways, and before we start down that road (and I am sure we will), BOTH parties contribute mightily to it. We go to churches that are overwhelmingly dominated by one party, we choose our media based on our party politics, and we live in neighborhoods that have become increasingly segregated.
Below is a story with an interesting map, put in your address and it will tell you how politically diverse your neighborhood is. Now to break with the theme, my neighborhood is 48% D and 45% R. So very diverse politically. I am surprised as I see many more R yard signs. As an aside, in Maine, VT, NH, I saw MANY MANY more yard signs than I do in Bloomington.
Opinion | Do You Live in a Political Bubble? (Published 2021)
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I am sure the story accompanying the map will cause some anger, but hopefully more people will respond about how diverse their neighborhood is.
How diverse is your social media? I don't know how to measure that, but I have maybe 5 Facebook friends that post extensively on politics. 3 are liberal, 2 are conservative. The rest may make an occasional post on an issue, but it is hard to know based on one issue. I don't follow anyone political on Social Media, and my Twitter includes several scientists, a couple authors, NASA, and some IT. I can think of no worse platform for political discussion than Twitter.
My church is overwhelmingly liberal. If it wasn't, its decision to become a reconciling congregation guaranteed it.
For news, I listen to NPR in the morning, and one of the network's news at night. I some version of read or scan USAToday and Fox News online.
I follow one political blog (electoral-vote) that leans left, and check in on 538 every few days (especially Fridays for their puzzles).
So, how diverse are you? I am especially thinking of that neighborhood map. 1 in three of us lives in a total bubble. Fearfully that probably means how we view each other is based on what we read in places like this.