The “Big Sort” is the group of people that tend to have similar views and choose to live their lives in similar ways. They often live close to each other and have similar lifestyles. The “Big Sort” is people sorting themselves in society based on their views. The big sort in my life consists of how my town is sorted. It is the “hippy, democratic” people in town but the outskirts have the “conservative, farmers” as well. The larger community is the more liberal “hippy” one. My school is also a big sort. The majority of my classmates are caucasian, liberal, and mostly live in the same general areas. It is not because others are excluded but because the school holds views that line up with those of the majority of attendants. This implies that people have accepted their views in democracy and many choose not to challenge them once they are settled in a place where they are “comfortable.” People can predict which parts of a state will vote one way or the other and politicians will make themselves look as good as possible for whatever groups of people they think are important and they will campaign for them more than anyone else.
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