The Liberal Love Boat
One of the study's findings? "Liberals were much more likely than conservatives to listen to commentary and entertainment with which they disagreed philosophically."
But apparently that practice ends at our borders.
Case in point: the Air America Radio cruise.
One of the "highlights" of the trip is actually "traveling with like-minded individuals."
(Along with Special Guest Speaker Paul Krugman. Krugman in a Hawaiian shirt. Huh.)
It's human instinct to prefer that which is familiar and safe, I suppose. But the more Americans segregate themselves ideologically, the less we understand one another – resulting in a cacophony of people talking past each other. It's tough to raise the level of discourse when you insulate yourself from the other side.
I don't begrudge the Air America listeners the cruise, necessarily, or want to be their activities director -- that's Julie McCoy's job, not mine -- but at $1,380 for the cheapest package, isn't there a cheaper place and setting in which to nod?
