1.   It also threatens to polarize Turkish politics by driving Kurdish dissent out of normal political channels and into the violent arms of Kurdish separatists.

2.   Politics is extremely polarized.

3.   Sixty years ago the Japanese right used the question of Manchuria to confront China and polarize Japanese politics.

4.   The occupation has polarized Israeli politics and imbued it with issues of race and class.

5.   The repression of peaceful advocates of the Kurdish cause tramples on civil liberties and polarizes Turkish politics.

6.   The two leading candidates are both extremists, and either would polarize politics in Nicaragua.

7.   Racial animosity has polarized politics in this South American country, chased away foreign investment and led to occasional street violence.