Recently the headlines have been dominated by extremes, or rather extremist activity. Earlier this year the world and the US particularly was shaken by the Arizona shootings, a seemly extreme reaction to the increasingly polarized world of US politics.
Then in the last week an Arizona woman was convicted of killing a Hispanic man and his daughter in a raid gone wrong designed to fund her anti-immigration border patrol group. This itself had stemmed from another group that had rejected the woman for her extremism.
These events pose a serious question to politicians in the US in the run up to pivotal mid term elections. Have they become too divided? Have debates got too personal, ideologies too limited and inflexible? Is politics practical enough?
With the rise of bodies like the Tea Party bipartisan has become a dirty word. However, if this continues the public may lose touch with the benefits of a cooperative system. And, more worryingly, when bipartisanship does occur the public may resent this, feeling let down by their elected representatives and ultimately taking matters into their own hands.
Bipartisanship is a vital political tool and for the safety and sanity of everyone that should not be forgotten.
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