To add to your point, holding opposing ideas in your mind doesn&#x27;t mean you accept both ideas as correct and valid and good (as in the Orwell quote). It just means that you can appreciate them and understand some of the points they try to make.<p>The issue with polarized politics is that it encourages one-mindedness. Instead of trying to understand where your political opponents are coming from, you are encouraged to reject them and their ideas as &quot;the enemy&quot;. A very anti-intellectual &quot;Us versus Them&quot; mindset.