Recently I was asked, "If all the people around you tell you that you should believe in the "Liberal viewpoint" and that Conservatives are just heartless people (or vice versa), do you think average people could come to embrace one political viewpoint and quietly despise or hate others who feel otherwise? With politics you may not be asked to kill yourself but you may be influenced to dislike others who dare to think differently.  Can the power of the situation be strong enough to get us to do that?" For some reason this really got under my skin and I really got to thinking about this.. I feel that if people were in this type of situation they would only be able to stay quiet for so long. With outlets like social media it's too easy for people to come together, share ideas, argue, and influence each other. The democratic and republican parties have been biting each other's necks for the longest and it's only a matter of time before something drastic takes place to reset the country/world. This might not be a perfect example but, with the rebel flag scenario there's been so much talk and exploitation of outlets that companies have had no choice but to react accordingly otherwise they suffer consequences such as loss of money, power, and networking opportunities; Such as the canceling of "The Dukes of Hazard." series. If you were to ask the same question forty-fifty years ago I believe that it would be one the same track as today but on a different scale due to available technology.

Politics is such a broad word. If you look at what's been happening overseas you'll realize that this has been happening for thousands of years. You'll also see that religion plays a big part in politics. If one "political party" doesn't agree with the other then you'll either see economic collapse or bloodshed. The political system is plateauing and I feel that the only way to keep the people at bay is to cycle through the right types of presidents that relatively have the same outlook- maybe a couple different beliefs and complexes here and there to present individuality. For the majority of things- a good portion of people that take time to look into American politics vote according to which president has the same beliefs as the individual. I also feel that personality and the way the presidential candidate sways people has a lot of influence as well as a personable being is a trusting one.