Why American Political Culture is Consensual.

American Political Culture 

American political culture is the different beliefs between citizens of the U.S. We have the different parties, the most popular being the democratic party and the republican party. There are also libertarians, authoritarians, conservatives, and liberals. Many people believe different things, but the American political culture is consensual.

Although America seems divided or conflictual, it truly is not. We do have our differences as a country, but Americans actually have more similar ideologies and values than they think. In "One Nation, Slightly Divisible" by David Brooks he explains the differentiation between Americans and how divided we seem as a country. He includes stereotypes about "Red America" and "Blue America" while some of these stereotypes are true, he also tells readers how Americans have similar views and values, even if they find themselves to be a part of different political parties. "Certainly Red and Blue America disagree strongly on some issues, such as homosexuality and abortion. But for the most part the disagreement are not large," (One Nation Slightly Divisible, Brooks). 

Although we may be from different places and we may have different

ideologies, but we have the same rights and values,

so America is more consensual than conflictual, as people think of it to be.

In Barrack Obama's 2004 speech, he talks about the Declaration of Independence. He even quotes a line from it, "We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal." While he says this, the message Obama is portraying, is that we are all equal, no matter what we believe, which only shows how much more consensual American political culture is, and not conflictual. We may believe in different ideologies, vote for different people, belong to separate political parties, but it does not divide our nation, nor does it divide our country's political culture. However, in Morgan Matyoka's post, I agree with how she explains a person's social environment shapes our beliefs and feelings which makes us more independent. Even though we are independent people, we come together as a nation. Our individual beliefs are constantly shared throughout social media, and in general. It brings us closer together because even if we politically disagree, we value many of the same things. That is why our country is called the United States of America. United means to come together. Our country is known as the "melting pot" and whether we are also defined as Blue America or Red America, it does not divide us, just because people disagree here and there, or majorly. Therefore, the American political culture is consensual in my opinion.