It is worse than that. People naturally have different opinions; the parties don't necessarily create those. What they have done is pick different ones to use to gather votes accomplish their mutual objective -- to maintain the power of the rich and powerful. While they might have some real differences, those are at the edges. Both maintain the power of the ruling class.
All the media sources are bought and paid for. They are part of the maintenance program. The real right and left is a religious struggle between Church and Satan. Fiscal liberals and fiscal conservatives are not part of it. The war is spiritual; economics is a mere tool. The real battle is up and down not left and right. As to the networks and media outlets, NONE are objective and never have been. Idiots populate all of them. Like Hollywood, they think they are smart but few are.
You're correct only to a point. The battle for the soul of this nation is largely manufactured. A distraction. The country is no more or less godless than it was a century ago. But in order to keep the populace from realizing what is really going on, they use emotional issues to pit us against each other. A law suit against a baker who won't make *** wedding cake here, a religious freedom law there. It's all distraction.
80% of our national security spending goes to private companies. The same is true of all banking, telecom, tech, media etc and so on. All milking the gov. Brest. These companies and their proxies, in an effort to maintain their station, finance politicians Who maintain the status quo. All the advisors, surrogates and consultants who form policy alongside the pres and congress are employed by the same people. Decisions are heavily influenced by people with agendas, and a financial incentive.
Through their donations and PACs they decide who we will be allowed to vote for. Without their support a candidate ain't running. Unless you're trump. So the real reason both parties are trying to bury him... They can't control him. And that threatens their system.
The social issues are distractions.
Don't forget to wear your aluminum hat to bed, so the corporate and military industrial demons don't shoot rays into your soft head.
Ugh. My man. I'm embarrassed for you. If you ever decide to take some interest in the world around you, you'll find that everything I've said is documented and out in the open. It's unfortunate that so many Americans are like you.. ignorant, uneducated and easily herded. Distracted by shiny beads.
I'm often tempted to attempt to engage people like you in conversation, but usually it's not possible. I don't mean to insult you. I actually pity those who lack the ability, or curiosity, to educate themselves. I suspect those of us who weren't raised to challenge themselves, question paradigms or ask even the simplest of questions, inevitably go through life with a depressingly myopic world view... Trapped And mired in ignorance just like their parents before them.
One piece of advice... You'll find yourself much better served to have people just think your simple, than to open your mouth and confirm it. So, to that end, rather than replying with another moronically impotent jab, click the link below and and try to better yourself. And please, if you have children, try to do better for them than your parents did for you.
Essay: Anatomy of the Deep State | BillMoyers.com