Leftism Responsible for Political Division
The left tries to scapegoat competitive party politics for political division when their own worldview is more divisive than ever before
At the root of contemporary political division is not intense party competition but the radically divisive worldview of the left.
This worldview creates social tension by ignoring the all inclusive and supremely tolerant middle class and placing people into the basic categories of the “haves” and the “have nots.” Both categories, in the leftist mind, are morally deficient. The “have nots” are good but perpetually powerless and therefore contemptibly dependent. The haves are powerful and respectably independent but evil.
For the left there is no solution to this problem of political division -- the perpetual battle between the haves and the have nots can only be managed by a guiltless and morally superior elitist class.
Accordingly the elitist class has no interest in alleviating the problems resulting from this political division. Instead they seek to intensify it in order to amplify their managerial control over the fortunes of the haves and have nots. As the divine and perfect arbiters of equity only they, according to themselves, can save humanity from itself.
This mentality, not intense political party competition, is responsible for today’s social division.
Consider how in previous decades how little social or political division there was.
This is because nobody believed in this divisive Marxist worldview. Instead people -- even Democrats -- believed they were responsible for securing their own life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Everyone believed no government intervention was needed -- or even desired -- to enjoy life.
How times have changed.
Today the ideology of the left no longer liberates but instead enslaves humanity to a philosophy of mutual resentment and self-loathing. The question then becomes when will the left finally progress past their own self-oppression?
Zigmund Reichenbach holds a M.A. in Philosophy from West Chester University. You can find him commenting on news stories of national and state interest at his Facebook page Zigmund Reichenbach -- Commentator or you can follow him on Twitter @zreichenbach1. Additionally you can find episodes of the weekly Sunday podcast that airs via Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter at this link here.
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