All They Do Is Spark Mad "Isms"

Jesus; why are people so faction-happy? I can barely read or watch the so-called "news" because it's all about one "ism" or another: conservatism, liberalism, fascism, communism, populism.

Of course, with the economy swirling around the drain the big "Ism War" is between Capitalism and Socialism (three guess on who's winning).

I like Chris Rock's take on the whole thing:

1. Listen to the issue
2. Think about it
3. Then make your decision

Because like he said, "no normal decent person" is one thing all the damn time. A person who sees every single issue through an "ism" would go insane (if they weren't already).

But maybe that's it; maybe the "Isms" have slowly taken over. Maybe we're just witnessing a scene from Stephen King's "The Stand" where people have to make a choice of who they're going to side with (only it's more than two choices).

So I'll continue to do my best at taking each issue on a case-by-case basis (assuming there's no overwhelming precedent) while these other yahoos...well: