i do struggle to comprehend how someone raised in fairly similar circumstances could see things so radically different than myself. That clown show is a prime example. I really struggle to see the alternative point of view mainly because I think they are insane. No doubt they see me the same way which is crazy to think about. Hard to imagine a more polar populous. Sad that we have become so divided.
There are people who naturally see optimism and people who naturally see pessimism.
There are people who are naturally trustingl and people who are naturally skeptical.
There are people who naturally see the good in people and people who naturally see the bad in people.
I agree that its sad to see we are so divided, but its easy for me to see why. My own kids- 1 is an eternal optimist even in the face of adversity and 1 is thinks the life is helpless when there is a minor setback. They share a bedroom, are 4 years apart, and are each other's best friends...but even they are opposite in outlook on life. Its easy for me to translate that to the general population from a political perspective.
One person can see someone injured at work and unable to find gainful employment with the newly accommodating work restrictions, and view that person as a parasite on society who is trying to live high off the hog without being willing to work and using the injury as an excuse since McDonald's is always hiring.
Another person can see that same injured worker and go scorched earth with the ranting over how terrible the company is for fighting against injury payments and how awful the government is for making the injured worker jump thru hoops to get qualified.
Same set of facts, two totally different views. People are just naturally trusting or skeptical, etc etc etc.