The bilateral political divide

The bilateral political divide we are experiencing, is a result of two runaway trains of urgent thought. One side sees the world as a modern civilization careening towards the precipice of global cultural and financial collapse and that we need to do whatever is necessary to prevent going over the cliff in a way we have never seen before. The other side sees the world as a planet with people, that is careening towards a massive sink hole of planetary social and ecological systems collapse under the weight of a troubled humanity that needs to understand the threat and act quickly to prevent sinking into a worst case scenario reality.

The reality is that both views are based on fact. The divide is created because the two sides value what they are trying to save, and discount the importance of what the other side is trying to save.

The context of these goals in our current election cycle is important. It frames the arguments on both sides. The Republicans tend to see threats to cultural and financial stability. They seek to regulate culture in their own image, and to deregulate finance for profit and prosperity in order to maintain our prominence in the world. The Democrats tend to see threats to society and ecological stability. They seek to maximize social equity and regulate ecological stewardship to ensure we leave a sustainable planet to future generations.