Friends became Enemies when Political Parties were Introduced

  Friends became enemies when political parties were introduced.
  I wonder if there were a time when people would discuss the public issues of the day even-handidly, weighing the words of their neighbor for what they were worth.
  Then, came the introduction of political parties. Now, you no longer listened to your friend before deciding if he was right. No, your position was already decided. All you needed to know was what your party believed. Now, instead of searching for the truth, you went no further than to find out what your party believed. Instead of being open-minded, you closed you mind around the beliefs of your party.
   Parties were just a clever way of getting people to be biased.
   With parties, every thing is pre-thought for you. You don't need to do your own thinking; The party has done it for you.