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Analysis Of Going To Extreme By Robert Shmuhl
In the writing, Going to Extremes by Robert Schmuhl, he speaks of how the middle ground has vanished. Schmuhl explains how the country has been divided into two very separate groups. Schmuhl reveals in this writing, that it is almost impossible in some cases for the opposite sides to come to a compromise.
Compromise is the ability to meet in the middle, but the middle ground has practically vanished in this country as Schmuhl states. Schmuhl expresses this by stating “it’s almost as though separate tribes now populate the country, each with a definite outlook in conflict with the opposite viewpoint or condition”. Schmuhl shares in his writing that America is missing the broader, common experience, that contributes to the unity of the country
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