Politics divides us too much

[Mac1958]

The powers that be, like to play both sides against each other and do so, to a greater degree than ever before. What people accept as leadership, from leadership, is amazing, and the leadership we have has no apparent restraints, even on itself. I am pretty sure, division is the goal, not a byproduct.

Dividing Americans is an entire industry. You would think that seeing families, marriages and friendships falling apart would tell us that we're going down the wrong road, but it sure isn't.

Collaboration is a skill set and it requires a constructive temperament, and we're losing both to simple tribalism. It's easier. It requires no original thought, just raw emotion.

 

[midcan5]

I didn't hear Hillary Clinton's comments but she has a point and you see that in our politics today. You see it online here. We only have one far right extremist in our large extended family and he is a bitter person after marriage failure. Trump uses divisive issues to divide and conquer and control. It amazes me that a petty criminal like Trump has such power over so many. Hate is a powerful tool. Read history if you doubt.

Divided we stand: The rise of political animosity

Scientists peered into the partisan abyss. Here’s what they found.

knowablemagazine.org

 

[Edgetho]

Thoughts From an Independent

A friend of mine spent many hours organizing a high school class reunion last year, only to have it fall apart because of bitter infighting over politics by his former classmates.

2 of my family members won't be attending our Thanksgiving dinner, because of political disagreements.

At the grocery store I recently watched a shoving match that nearly became a fistfight, all over a provocative political bumper sticker.

A small political rally in my town last November resulted in a number of injuries when a group of folks in the streets were pelted with rocks by passing motorists.

The sad thing about this is these are not isolated events, but now things that go on all over the country with alarming frequency, and while the TV networks (on both sides) don't openly encourage this behavior, they certainly don't discourage it either!

I used to watch the evening news (both FOX and CNN) Now the TV stays off, in favor of long walks and an hour or 2 playing and studying chess before going to bed.

Politics divides us too much, I think.

Independents suck ass. Mostly just cowards, too afraid to choose a side.

If you can't choose a side during the shit that's going on now, you're not an 'indedepndent' you're a gutless dimocrap scumbag too cowardly to admit it.

It's time for everybody to understand that. Independents SUCK. Cowards is what they are.

You see a man beating on his Wife and you're Independent then, too. Betcha. Don't wanna get involved, huh?

You see a thug holding a woman at knife-point, I bet you're REAL independent then. Betcha.

Choose a side, coward.

I HATE "Independents''

Just gutless is what they are. Mostly dimocrap scum who can't stand the Party anymore and don't have the balls to be a Conservative. That might require.... Patriotism. Or Caring.

No time for that, huh?

dimocraps are scum.

 

[Correll]

Dividing Americans is an entire industry. You would think that seeing families, marriages and friendships falling apart would tell us that we're going down the wrong road, but it sure isn't.

Collaboration is a skill set and it requires a constructive temperament, and we're losing both to simple tribalism. It's easier. It requires no original thought, just raw emotion.

Maybe if you called more of us nazis, that would bring us together.

 

[Correll]

I didn't hear Hillary Clinton's comments but she has a point and you see that in our politics today. You see it online here. We only have one far right extremist in our large extended family and he is a bitter person after marriage failure. Trump uses divisive issues to divide and conquer and control. It amazes me that a petty criminal like Trump has such power over so many. Hate is a powerful tool. Read history if you doubt.

Divided we stand: The rise of political animosity

Scientists peered into the partisan abyss. Here’s what they found.

knowablemagazine.org

The divisive issues are what divides us. Trump is advocating our interests in relation to those issues.

You are an asshole who just wanted for US, ie traditional Americans, to lose out and take it quietly like good little bitches.

We finally got our act together and that's not on the table any more.

YOu need to accept that, and deal with it. CEASE YOUR HISSY FITS.

 

[Mac1958]

Maybe if you called more of us nazis, that would bring us together.

A. I don't use that word, so you're lying. What a shock.
B. You people use awful words yourselves, so you're no better than those you despise.

You are the problem, and you are dismissed. Play with someone else.

 

[Mac1958]

The zealots on the ends of the spectrum will continue to impede any progress.

They certainly do appear to be winning.

 

[martybegan]

A. I don't use that word, so you're lying. What a shock.
B. You people use awful words yourselves, so you're no better than those you despise.

You are the problem, and you are dismissed. Play with someone else.

What is wrong with calling some Dems Marxists, especially the ones that are also Democratic Socialists?

 

[Dogmaphobe]

It is all going according to plan.

The Great Reset is the plan.

 

[Correll]

A. I don't use that word, so you're lying. What a shock.

YOu might not use the word, but you push the message all the time. YOU are the liar here. You are constantly make snide, cowardly innuendos, about "not the first time this happened" or some such shit talk.

B. You people use awful words yourselves, so you're no better than those you despise.

When I call someone a marxist or compare them to marxists, it is based on their behavior like or at least allying with marxists.

You leftards, are simply shit talkers, who are smearing good people with vile labels for no good reason.

You are the problem, and you are dismissed. Play with someone else.

Nope. YOU are the problem. YOu and yours.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

The zealots on the ends of the spectrum will continue to impede any progress.

They certainly do appear to be winning.

So, stop working for them already.

 

[Correll]

What is wrong with calling some Dems Marxists, especially the ones that are also Democratic Socialists?

He's pretending that that is the same as when lefties call anyone to the right of John McCain a nazis.

 

[ColonelAngus]

I blame the damn lefty communists.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

YOu might not use the word, but you push the message all the time. YOU are the liar here. You are constantly make snide, cowardly innuendos, about "not the first time this happened" or some such shit talk.



When I call someone a marxist or compare them to marxists, it is based on their behavior like or at least allying with marxists.

You leftards, are simply shit talkers, who are smearing good people with vile labels for no good reason.




Nope. YOU are the problem. YOu and yours.

The central dynamic at work here has to do with Nationalism vs Globalism.

Mac works for the Globalists as does the Democrat party.

 

[martybegan]

I blame the damn lefty communists.

I am trying to shy away from calling people specific forms of Marxism. It avoids the retort of "I'm not a communist, I'm a Democratic Socialist" even though Democratic Socialism is just Communism with sprinkles.

Just call them Marxists.

 

[Delldude]

The powers that be, like to play both sides against each other and do so, to a greater degree than ever before. What people accept as leadership, from leadership, is amazing, and the leadership we have has no apparent restraints, even on itself. I am pretty sure, division is the goal, not a byproduct.

United we stand........

 

[Correll]

The central dynamic at work here has to do with Nationalism vs Globalism.

Mac works for the Globalists as does the Democrat party.

Agreed.

 

[ColonelAngus]

I am trying to shy away from calling people specific forms of Marxism. It avoids the retort of "I'm not a communist, I'm a Democratic Socialist" even though Democratic Socialism is just Communism with sprinkles.

Just call them Marxists.

Cultural Marxists, economic socilaists.

 

[martybegan]

Cultural Marxists, economic socilaists.

Same shit, different day.

 

[ColonelAngus]

Same shit, different day.

You are basically correct, but the left does not believe in a classless society.

They want a ruling class and serfdom.