Political Echo Chambers

The recent Canadian Federal Election is an excellent example of the Balance Theorem at work, that is networks either contain only positive edges, or they are split into two factions. In Canadian Politics, this can be essentially seen as the Liberal vs Conservative divide with over 80% of the seats going to either the Liberal party or the Conservative party.

This split is not just limited to election results, our day to day lives exhibits this also. We tend to listen to those who form similar opinions with us and ignore or distance ourselves with those who disagree with us. This naturally leads to the state where each person is surrounded only with those they agree with, factions as seen in the Balance Theorem.

References:
https://globalnews.ca/news/6023150/live-canada-election-results-2019-real-time-results-in-the-federal-election/
https://www.thetelegram.com/opinion/local-perspectives/russell-wangersky-the-reinforcement-of-your-own-personal-echo-chamber-357595/

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