Growing up, I always found it a bit awkward seeing some of my close friends’ houses have political signs that differed from my house. At home, my parents would talk about how ridiculous the other party was.  I never brought up politics at my friends’ houses because I knew that it might bring up unnecessary conflict. Political discussion can be almost impossible, unless you are discussing politics with people that hold the same belief as you. From Professor Robert’s discussion, the survey he displayed showed that many Americans from each party (Republican and Democratic), found the other party “immoral” and “unintelligent”. I have observed that many people refuse to listen to other political ideologies or will simply see other beliefs as “wrong”. This attitude is an extremely big problem as it causes many Americans to only listen to certain news sources that are heavily biased. More importantly, however, this attitude prevents people from forming their own opinions, which creates a mob mentality.  To move forward,  it is necessary that people take an effort to educate themselves on other beliefs. I admit that it is very hard sometimes to listen to some of my relatives’ political beliefs, but making an effort to understand each side will help reduce the political polarization that is dividing America.