# Why We're Polarized  ## Metadata - Author:: [[Ezra Klein]] - Full Title:: Why We're Polarized - Category: #books ## Highlights > We are so locked into our political identities that there is virtually no candidate, no information, no condition, that can force us to change our minds. We will justify almost anything or anyone so long as it helps our side, and the result is a politics devoid of guardrails, standards, persuasion, or accountability. ([Location 95](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07TRNVTZQ&location=95)) > We collapse systemic problems into personalized narratives, and when we do, we cloud our understanding of American politics and confuse our theories of repair. We try to fix the system by changing the people who run it, only to find that they become part of the system, too. ([Location 117](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07TRNVTZQ&location=117)) # Why We're Polarized  ## Metadata - Author:: [[Ezra Klein]] - Full Title:: Why We're Polarized - Category: #books ## Highlights > We are so locked into our political identities that there is virtually no candidate, no information, no condition, that can force us to change our minds. We will justify almost anything or anyone so long as it helps our side, and the result is a politics devoid of guardrails, standards, persuasion, or accountability. ([Location 95](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07TRNVTZQ&location=95)) > We collapse systemic problems into personalized narratives, and when we do, we cloud our understanding of American politics and confuse our theories of repair. We try to fix the system by changing the people who run it, only to find that they become part of the system, too. ([Location 117](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07TRNVTZQ&location=117))