Political Culture

I also agree with Kayla and Zach that our current political culture is in fact very conflictual. Whether you’re looking at how we view ourselves, our pastimes, jobs and or the attendance rate at churches we go too, its obvious no matter what your argument is, that these entire social divides and differences create differences in our views on politics and how the government should operate.A great example is that it is a proven fact, like Brooks said, that people in the “red states” have more people that attend churches than the “blue state” residents do. This creates a divide between moral issues like abortion and same sex marriage. Frank also expands this argument by pointing out the fact that there are many smaller divisions inside these major ones. Frank, even though he is arguing against Brook still can’t rebuke all of Brooks arguments. Facts are facts. There is a lot of factual evidence, like SAT scores for example, to backup many of Brook’s arguments. People in “red” are less educated versus occupants of “blue”. That could lead to many different views on disagreements such as whether kids should be forced to go to school or not. Everyone inevitably has confliction views, but in America, it is clear that we can be divided into two major differences based on social aspects that influence political decisions.  Growing up in Alabama per say could set you on a path to lead a more humble life because that is just how you were raised. These concepts will not change because these views will be passed down from generation to generation. In say New York, if a rich city man raised you, you may think of regard yourself in a different way and value material things more. This would lead to different political views, therefore demonstrating once again, that even though Brooks article may come off a little stereotypical, it still proves that America has a strong conflictual political culture.