Athie's Analysis on Anger (Alliteration!)

The human condition is inherently based on emotions. The things we say, the way we say them, the way we act, the people with whom we surround ourselves, even the way we look is contingent on our emotions. Whether the emotion which fuels us be happiness or anger is what likely determines our general predicament in life's situations. 

It is far from surprising that the "hottest argument out there", the health care debate that is, is facilitating some of the most heated and impassioned viewpoints modern politics has seen in the last decade. 

When an individual holds an opinion, he likely holds it because he feels that it is either the most conducive to society, or to his own predicament. As human beings,  we do not like to be told we are wrong, and can even act out of belligerency when faced with such an accusation. 

This sort of outbreak of an anger pandemic, if you will, is especially expected in such a divided issue. When such extreme lines are drawn (either you're a socialist or you have no soul...give me a break!) there is little room for balance, and extreme opinions and actions are likely to form. 

I find this situation of heightened emotions almost exclusively detrimental to general progress. Although I warrant that the increased passion that comes with anger can at times, inspire the masses and fuel change, it is almost always a fosterer of sensationalism and blind decision making. I would describe anger as the disintegrator of rationality. In fact, studies show that IQ levels drop significantly when one is under the bouts of extreme emotion. 

Overall, this is an issue that surely will maintain its position as the main headline in our newspapers, and thus, I call each of you to use your minds, not your raging and fervent hearts, to form an opinion.