Politics - In the Land of the Blind

With recent current events being what they are, I've found myself paying more and more attention to politics. I obviously turn to the internet for a lot of my information, but I do so while keeping in mind the concept of political polarization. Although I didn't have a word for it until monday's class, I nevertheless sensed the presence of polarization in all of my internet interactions. The seemingly constant bickering between sides, the inability to work together on any issue, and the apparent stagnation of the idea of compromise are all trademarks of this phenomenon. All that said, I still didn't realize how polarized the internet actually could be until my dad sent me a link to what he described as a 'hilarious blog.' This link sent me to iOwnTheWorld.com. It was here that I found the political cartoon I post here.


And yes, that is only page 1 (The rest of the comic can be found here: The Obamas #18). I consider myself to be a left leaning moderate. I don't really agree completely with either political party. However, the picture of Bill O'Reilly slanting towards the left made me cringe. I can't stand watching his show, but the reason for that is usually because I find him too pushy and biased towards being conservative. It is hard for me to imagine how far right a person has to be to feel that O'Reilly has a liberal slant.