Are you politically polarized? Here is a simple litmus test to find out. Share your answers in the comments below!
For Democrats: Do you think fraud should be investigated by anyone, including independent journalists and ordinary citizens? If your answer is no, you are polarized.
For Republicans: Has the Iran war been a blunder? If your answer is no, you are polarized.
Intellectual honesty means being willing to challenge your own side’s default narrative. Where do you stand?
MORE QUESTIONS BELOW:
— For Democrats
On Fiscal Policy: Do you believe that massive federal spending and emergency multi-billion-dollar packages can be a primary driver of inflation and high living costs? **If no, you are polarized.
On Free Speech: Should the federal government or major tech corporations have the authority to label dissenting political opinions as “misinformation” and suppress them? If yes, you are polarized.
On Institutional Loyalty: Do you believe that federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies are completely neutral and entirely free from political bias? If yes, you are polarized.
— For Republicans
On Executive Power: Should the President have the unilateral authority to launch major overseas military campaigns without explicit constitutional authorization from Congress? If yes, you are polarized.
On National Debt: Should we stop worrying about skyrocketing national deficits as long as the money is being spent by Republicans? If yes, you are polarized.
If a president from the opposing party had initiated the exact same military operations and negotiated the exact same terms abroad, would you be praising the strategy? If no, you are polarized.