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Political Divisiveness and fighting a good thing?
Posted on 5/8/19 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 5/8/19 at 2:12 pm
It is common today to see people from both parties bemoaning the high level of partisan fighting in Washington and throughout the country.
It is obvious that the days of a collegial congress and cocktail party governance that dominated the last century are all but gone.
My question is....is that a bad thing?
Are we better off with 2 national parties who are equally represented and at each others throats or were we more free and secure when you couldnt really tell a democrat from a republican?
It is obvious that the days of a collegial congress and cocktail party governance that dominated the last century are all but gone.
My question is....is that a bad thing?
Are we better off with 2 national parties who are equally represented and at each others throats or were we more free and secure when you couldnt really tell a democrat from a republican?
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Posted on 5/8/19 at 2:12 pm to GAAtty70
When the democrats have a majority, gridlock is a GREAT thing.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 2:13 pm to GAAtty70
I don't know if its a good thing, but its what we have to deal with.
the left is scary these days
the left is scary these days
Posted on 5/8/19 at 2:14 pm to GAAtty70
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Are we better off with 2 national parties who are equally represented and at each others throats or were we more free and secure when you couldnt really tell a democrat from a republican?
"A compromise between food and poison is death."
...Ayn Rand
Now, I'm not saying that I wish all liberals ceased to exist. I'd have to think about that for several hours before saying it.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 2:15 pm to GAAtty70
It's really hard to fathom that all of this started over a blow job in the Oval Office.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 2:17 pm to GAAtty70
Honest political discussion and debate is great for the country, but what we currently have is not only self serving & childish, but ends up only benefitting the elected servant.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 2:28 pm to NikolaiJakov
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When the democrats have a majority, gridlock is a GREAT thing.
What is it when the GOP has the majority?
Is it a goose/gander situation or is partisan hypocrisy just the way of the world?
Posted on 5/8/19 at 2:30 pm to Zach
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Now, I'm not saying that I wish all liberals ceased to exist. I'd have to think about that for several hours before saying it.
Would we be better off if there was no opposition party...if the government was simply right wing top to bottom? Does the left, however maddening you may find it, serve a valid purpose of a check on power?
Posted on 5/8/19 at 2:58 pm to GAAtty70
There's a reason we had dueling.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 3:08 pm to Zach
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Now, I'm not saying that I wish all liberals ceased to exist. I'd have to think about that for several hours before saying it.
Thanos did nothing wrong
Posted on 5/8/19 at 3:11 pm to GAAtty70
Closer to civil war.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 3:15 pm to GAAtty70
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What is it when the GOP has the majority?
Is it a goose/gander situation or is partisan hypocrisy just the way of the world?
Unfortunately when the GOP has a majority, they gridlock themselves. That's why they have Trump now, because they were useless.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 3:18 pm to NikolaiJakov
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When the democrats have a majority, gridlock is a GREAT thing.
Democrats used to love our Nation, Constitution and History, and were the Party of the under class/poor; my Mother was 93 and would curse "damn greedy Republicans" like GW Bush like he was Hitler.
No more. Dems have become Marxists/Fascist Authoritarians...who now champion pure Democracy ("mob rule") and encourage massive illegal immigration toward Obama's "fundamental change".
And hell no it's not good. Bloody revolution never is; a lot of fine folk go down in the maelstrom, and a lot of ruthless lowlifes survive. It's a hard trog back to prosperity.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 3:20 pm to GAAtty70
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Would we be better off if there was no opposition party...if the government was simply right wing top to bottom? Does the left, however maddening you may find it, serve a valid purpose of a check on power?
Short answer we would be better off with out the left at this point.
The republicans have plenty of different views represented to self police.
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