Compromises And Traditions In The United States

The United States was built on details and designed by compromises and traditions. Compromises and traditions are ideas the original writers of the United States Constitution felt would help ground future generations within the political arena and unite the country as a whole. A wide range of issues, including the checks and balances were written in order to deprive an individual government to impose their will on others. Americans were built on details that have been brought by two main political parties within the government, Republicans and Democrats. For decades, these two parties have been able to work together and unite in order and democracy. “More Americans seem to be separated by an unbridgeable chasm of beliefs, values and habits, …show more content…
The type of information over the last thirty years has changed to fit wants and needs of the public. The invention of computers and cellular phones has dramatically changed how information is able to be attained and provided. People all over the world are able to research information on subjects they are interested in regardless of location, nationality, language and personality. There are many government conspiracies on tracking and storage of information through the computer ISP (Internet Service Provider) that help monitor trends. “Many ISPs compile anonymous browsing logs and sell them to marketing companies,” in other words, if marketing companies can use private information to their benefit why wouldn’t the government use the same information as a benefit to further their policies (privacypolicies.com). Millions of websites have a plethora of information and ideas that can help people grow, become racist or biased on opinions and views that sometimes stunts their thinking. Politicians undoubtedly use social media as a source of retaliating words back and forth at each other. Unfortunately, the retaliations and the back and forth stabbing of words effect people and their point of views distorting the truth of what the individual …show more content…
The divisions within the cities are traditionally neighborhoods where income based families “are moving into places where they are surrounded by like-minded individuals” (Price). Recent shifts within family demographics and economics has brought changes in American values and beliefs that are more apparent in the emphatic support for issues on, “climate change, vaccines, "death panels," the birthplace and religion of the president, and much else” (Moody). The change in biased support has a lot to do with radio, television and social media changing what “we want to believe, we selectively filter out information contradicting our preference” (Strauss). One of the most recent influential products of showcasing emotions and attitudes towards certain societal factors are the messages political leaders use to create a reaction. Politicians use celebrity endorsements and other influential people to sway those who are easily influenced by media and pick a side. People tend to unite when they feel moved by emotions, feelings, and thoughts unfortunately the unity can be a double edge sword causing either positive or negative