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<p><span style="">Polarization&nbsp;</span>is<span style="">&nbsp;the division of society into opposite poles, or stances, on an issue.</span></p><p><span style="">Political polarization is the process by which the population or public opinion tends to divide according to the relative proximity of each to the left or the right in its radical aspects.&nbsp;</span><span style="">- The HUB</span></p>
<p><span style="">'''Polarization''' </span>is ''<span>the division of society into opposite poles, or stances, on an issue.</span>''</p>
<p><span style="">Political polarization is ''the process by which the population or public opinion tends to divide according to the relative proximity of each to the left or the right in its radical aspects.''&nbsp;</span><span style="">- The HUB</span></p>


= Examples of polarization =
= Examples of polarization =
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'''Disposability discourse'''
'''Mask mandates'''
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Much discussion around the severity of COVID was lessened by expressing how it mainly sickens and kills elderly, chronically ill, and disabled people. This discourse suggests these groups are seen disposable.&nbsp;
*On one end of the political poles, right-wing activists and protestors participated in a long blockade to protest mask mandates.&nbsp;
*On the other end of the political poles, left-wing activists and protestors have advocated for mask mandates to protect the health of vulnerable members of our population, and to avoid overburdening our hospitals.
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'''Loosened restrictions too early'''
'''Fossil fuels'''
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When governments loosened COVID restrictions in response to business demands, political pressure, and public impatience, rather than scientific evidence, high risk populations (the chronically ill, disabled and elderly) were subsequently told they are disposable yet again.&nbsp;
*People who lean more right on the political spectrum may conclude we need fossil fuels to live, that phasing out too quickly would leave people without a way to provide for their families, that they are essential for our economy etc.
*People who lean more left on the political spectrum may conclude that a transition is necessary, that we have alternatives to live, that we can provide worker's with training support and we need a new way of operating our economy, for example.
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'''Working through illness'''
'''Defunding the police'''
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Regulations around how many sick days should be required when someone falls ill with COVID also demonstrated ableism. In relation to these regulations, and in favour of profit above health, many politicians including US President Joe Biden, praised themselves for working through COVID, instead of encouraging people to rest and recover if they'd fallen ill.&nbsp;
*On one end of the political poles, more right-wing leaning folks (and often centrist) may conclude that we need police to handle crime.
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*On the more left end of the political poles, folks might conclude that police do more harm than good, and that we need to invest in social services to prevent crime.
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'''Individualism'''
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Individuals have been encouraged to make 'personal' choices on vaccines (without legitimate health restrictions), masks and gatherings.
 
"''There is no individual safety without collective safety and collective safety requires that no one is safe unless everyone is safe." - Mia Mingus  <ref>https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2022/01/16/you-are-not-entitled-to-our-deaths-covid-abled-supremacy-interdependence/</ref>  ''
 
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Polarization is the division of society into opposite poles, or stances, on an issue.

Political polarization is the process by which the population or public opinion tends to divide according to the relative proximity of each to the left or the right in its radical aspects. - The HUB

Examples of polarization

Mask mandates

  • On one end of the political poles, right-wing activists and protestors participated in a long blockade to protest mask mandates. 
  • On the other end of the political poles, left-wing activists and protestors have advocated for mask mandates to protect the health of vulnerable members of our population, and to avoid overburdening our hospitals.

Fossil fuels

  • People who lean more right on the political spectrum may conclude we need fossil fuels to live, that phasing out too quickly would leave people without a way to provide for their families, that they are essential for our economy etc.
  • People who lean more left on the political spectrum may conclude that a transition is necessary, that we have alternatives to live, that we can provide worker's with training support and we need a new way of operating our economy, for example.

Defunding the police

  • On one end of the political poles, more right-wing leaning folks (and often centrist) may conclude that we need police to handle crime.
  • On the more left end of the political poles, folks might conclude that police do more harm than good, and that we need to invest in social services to prevent crime.


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