Mac1958
Diamond Member
It really isn't difficult to see the similarities between Bernie 2020 and Trump 2016, in terms of the passionate support of their "bases". In both cases, each man represents a great deal of anger and frustration that has been building within their bases over time, and each man is essentially an animation of a primal scream, the bull in the china shop, the human hand grenade in "the system".
Can we possibly have an interesting, calm conversation about what this means?
While on one hand I worry about the increasing divisions happening in this country, on the other hand both groups have perfectly valid points about "the system". I've even seen Bernie fans referring to a "deep state", holy crap. People clearly sense a general unfairness on a macro scale, and they've had enough.
So I guess I'm wondering this: Could this all be a good thing in the long run? Is there some point in this mess in which the two political ends find a lot of common ground?
Maybe this shit storm can and will channel itself in a positive direction, at some point. Thoughts?
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Can we possibly have an interesting, calm conversation about what this means?
While on one hand I worry about the increasing divisions happening in this country, on the other hand both groups have perfectly valid points about "the system". I've even seen Bernie fans referring to a "deep state", holy crap. People clearly sense a general unfairness on a macro scale, and they've had enough.
So I guess I'm wondering this: Could this all be a good thing in the long run? Is there some point in this mess in which the two political ends find a lot of common ground?
Maybe this shit storm can and will channel itself in a positive direction, at some point. Thoughts?
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