The Rise of Extremism

The big problem today is we don’t want to be around people who disagree with us

If you voted for Brexit you’re a racist.

If you voted to Remain you’re a terrorist sympathiser.

If you voted for Trump you’re a racist.

If you voted for Hillary Clinton you’re a terrorist sympathiser.

Anyone who has a different opinion to the one in which you believe in, is wrong.

We at some point would have heard these arguments. Disagreements in society are becoming increasingly heated. The art of having a conversation with a person who believes in different things to you is dying. The main reason being is that we no longer need to associate ourselves with anyone who has a difference in opinion. If we go back to before the internet was born, people were forced to have conversations with each other face to face and often in these conversations there were likely to be a difference in opinion. During these discussions, people would take on new ideas and begin to empathise with the other person’s viewpoint. This is no longer the case. With the rapid growth of the internet and social media, we can now only associate ourselves with people who think with exactly the same thought process. For example, if you voted for Hillary Clinton, you can follow Hillary Clinton on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and then begin to follow all her associates. Furthermore, you can see all the events she attends or like-minded people attend and then join in. Now should you meet someone who says…