What we need is More Rhetoric!

Not so long ago, we heard complaints about how the level of political discussions had dropped. Since that time we’ve watched the discussion of issues on television, and in issue-oriented books turn into shouting matches. As the presentation of evidence and arguments give way to rhetoric, bombast and plain old name-calling which seem to be the rage these days, common sense has been left for dead. Right-wing politics have dominated the airwaves with hate for anything they deem unworthy, and left-wing Liberals take issue with everything that would stand in the way of them getting their way. As both sides shout at each other, it becomes more difficult to find a serious discussion on important issues. These tactics making it easy to provoke emotional knee-jerk reactions, allowing it to take the place of sound judgment and careful thinking.