Political leaders can also further promote polarization to help further their power in the country. The polarization is fueled by politicians who promote their view on religion, different ethnicities, cultures, and many other social issues in society. These different views, left-wing or right-wing, broadcasted to the public can further the divide amongst individuals. Voters who hear these views will feel…
Polarization has been identified to occur across democratic countries such as India. These countries have adopted right-wing populist party ideologies, now turning more towards openly, extremist right wing parties. Political leaders such as Narendra Modi in India tried to undermine their opposing parties and further their own changes that would benefit them. The polarization in these countries is further pushing…
Although political polarization, fear mongering and hyper-partisanship started growing in Canadian political landscape with Conservative government in 2006, lately, the worsening political polarization in the United States has caused significant impact on Canadian society. Riots in 2020 presidential election in the US further increased Canada’s tribalism. Left-wing voters moved further left on the political spectrum, and the right-wing voters are…