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steve2470

(37,457 posts)
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 09:33 AM Feb 2013

AP story here strikes me as a bit too much "false equivalence"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/why-cant-the-democrats-and-republicans-get-along-maybe-because-theyre-too-human/2013/02/24/d0e66d1c-7e84-11e2-a671-0307392de8de_story.html

Why can’t the Democrats and Republicans get along? Maybe because they’re too human

WASHINGTON — Turns out politicians are people, too, only worse.

Just ask pros who make their living in the trenches of everyday human drama such as divorce, family feuds or schoolyard scraps. They recognize in Washington’s bitter budget standoff a hint of human nature as they know it, but with the crazy pumped up to absurd levels.

“We’re seeing middle school behavior here,” says Barbara Coloroso, who crusades against childhood bullying. Psychologist Piers Steel, an expert on procrastination, says Congress has the worst case of it he’s seen. Divorce attorney Sanford Ain’s assessment is blunter: “It’s nuts!”

A sampling of conflict-savvy professionals and scholars interviewed by The Associated Press finds dismay that the nation is in political stalemate after two years of showdowns and near-misses for the economy. Not that these they have any easy solutions, either.

*end of excerpt*

Note AP citation at top of story. Of course both sides are equally to blame.
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AP story here strikes me as a bit too much "false equivalence" (Original Post) steve2470 Feb 2013 OP
More of that "your ignorance is equal to my knowledge" bullshit. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #1

Zoeisright

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1. More of that "your ignorance is equal to my knowledge" bullshit.
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 06:32 PM
Feb 2013

There are NOT two equivalent sides to every issue. Often one is right and the other is wrong. The fucking M$M has been told to ignore that fact. And the idiotic Americans play right along.

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