Polarization and Cultuarl Divison

Polarization and Cultural Division In the readings of the four articles, they have address the problem with polarization in the people and cultural division. In Wilson's and Fiornia's articles they both mention how there is a deep division in America but Fiornia believes that the American public are more concerned about solving their political problems than the division. According to Wilson, he's view are some-what opposite, he believes that this cultural division will not fade since it was born when this country started. In Judis's article, he also mentions the division in the American public, but he chooses the popular group that has the media's eye which is the Tea Parties. He mentions how there is a division between the Tea Parties and the government and that some of their problems will fade. In the article of my choosing which was Partisan Mood: Polarization and the Dynamics of Mass Party Preferences, was about how the American public are categorized in political groups or parties due to their personal, political or religious views. Even though some of these articles are about the division between small political parties or the division of the Republicans and Democrats, there are still a division in America which can be harmful to trying to keep the United States united. The chief factors that contributed to the polarization in Judis argument, was the conservative movements due to the political force, "There were more protests in April, and, by the time of the massive September twelve protest last year, the Tea Party movement had officially arrived as a political force."(Judis, 457) The political groups that Judis mentions about throughout his argument were the Tea Party groups, whose views are more moved to the economic issues."... The Tea Partiers have been moved to action by economic issues, but they share the outlook of social economic views."(458) Now, according to Wilson, the chief factors that contribute to the culture division in the United