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CMV: In America at least, most popular discussions on politics are extremely biased and entrenched in party ideologies, and instead of trying to find utilitarian solutions or the truth, scorched earth policies rule; the most popular views we see seek party affirmation and not information.

I should begin by saying I feel disheartened and disenfranchised. 

While I lean left, I also come from a family of staunch conservatives. I have been raised by people who are ‘right’, but the morals they taught me lean me ‘left’. But if you look online or at Reddit, everyone who votes differently than me is an insane person who is a moron and also hates [insert group].

I’m tired of the notion that only a scared or angry voting base go out to vote reliably. 

I just want to be in a society that realizes 80% of us would probably get along great, but there are many people who find value, riches, power, or purpose in keeping us hating each other and divided, and I think there’s nothing we can do to fix that. For better or worse, fear and division sell and drive likes. Popularity is more important today than reason. Moderation and an effort at unity does not, at least not to the same urgency that division does. And social media exacerbates this.

Edit attempting at clarity: At the end of the day, I believe the politicians who gain the limelight these days are not those who seek logic, reasonableness or context, but rather those who drive as deep of a wedge with ‘the other side’ as possible. I think the circles and groups surrounding politics on social media exacerbate this, and I think the primary system we have in the USA puts the nail in the coffin here - popular party candidates are no longer chosen based on what a majority of voters may prefer, but rather based on what the most vocal and extreme (and therefore reliably voting and donating) would prefer. CMV.
gpt
The main issue with your view is it’s extremely hard to get 80% of Americans to agree on anything. 80%+ of us are united by class, yes, but politics is more about just uniting people. You also have to govern. And getting 80% of Americans to agree on HOW to solve the issues we face today is where your view begins to raise questions.