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Left versus Right

Here are a couple of comments you may not have heard before. 
  1. The left and the right extremes.  Each has locked him or her self into cubicles and thrown away the keys.  Nothing except highly polarized information sustaining their viewpoint can penetrate their view-ports.  Of course, there are constant visits by their clergy to keep them pure, and to review the catechism.  When you enter one of the cubicles, you have a life sentence.   Can you image one on the far right saying, “You know that idea of Obama on health care makes sense.  I could go with it.”  Or someone from the far left, saying “The surge of Bush in Iraq actually had a benefit and began to stabilize the area.” Never, never, and never.

  2. Said the lefty to the righty, “My billionaires are honest, trustworthy, and brave.  Yours are dishonest money grabbing capitalists.”  Said the righty to the lefty, “My billionaires are simply trying to preserve the best form of government that has ever been.  Yours are closet communists who feel guilty about their wealth.”    This we've heard before.  
     Now imagine a party with a large number of the faithful from both sides  invited, together with a billionaire or two from each camp.  Would the billionaires congregate with their faithful?  Probably not, they form mere choirs, chirping, humming, and adoring.  Boring. Boring. Boring.  In fact, don’t you know, those billionaires have far more in common with each another than they do with either righty or lefty, proponents or opponents of their contributions.  No, they'd swap joke, toss back a beer or two, and they'd would talk about business and how they got those billions whether through government bidding loopholes, or acquisitions, or even crushing opponents.  Much more interesting - fun and profitable.

    In the meanwhile, the left and right camps would be huddled on opposite sides of the room (left and right) starring daggers across the room, whispering to one another how stupid those others are, and most of all confirming how correct they are.  The choirs do sing and never tire of their refrains.
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