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re: Is this the most divided our nation has been in your lifetime?

Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:31 am to
Posted by tigersownall
Thibodaux
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:31 am to
I blame the media.

They won’t allow us to come together. Your either a left leaning baby killing bisexual or a neo nazi.
Posted by JayWhite
Member since Nov 2020
1008 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:32 am to
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It's the rabid virulence of the left toward anyone who disagrees with them on anything.


Don't leave out the right in your complaints.
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20443 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:38 am to
When's the last time that anybody who leans right has been given a chance to get out more than two words in today's political climate? You have an entire party whose members are basically having to secretly disclose who they voted for out of fear of retaliation or being shut down or publicly shamed. Go ahead and own a business and put a Trump/Pence sign in front. See what happens.
Posted by 632627
LA
Member since Dec 2011
12754 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:41 am to
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As we see QAnon believers elected, can you really say that?


I’m with you that the Q shite is ridiculous, but you’re mostly talking about a handful of congressmen from rural districts, and, unfortunately the current POTUS.

How the “moderate” left handles their extremist wing is completely different. They either cheered on, ignored or excused the rioting and destruction that took place all summer. Mainstream or moderate Republicans, including their media allies at fox, have universally condemned what happened at the capitol. The hypocrisy and double standard is sickening, and that’s what pisses most people off.
Posted by Bham4Tide
In a Van down by the River
Member since Feb 2011
22091 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:47 am to
Both sides suck.

Trying to teach my kids to be their own person - have independent thought. Very hard when their friends on social media MAKE them choose a side.
Posted by HeadSlash
TEAM LIVE BADASS - St. GEORGE
Member since Aug 2006
49634 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:48 am to
People are choosing to be like this.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
98730 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:51 am to
Yes.

It's the most divided It's been since the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
65697 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:51 am to
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I blame the media.

They won’t allow us to come together. Your either a left leaning baby killing bisexual or a neo nazi.


See, I don't get this at all. It's said all the time but always by families who never watch CNN, MSNBC or the Oscars.
Posted by Bham4Tide
In a Van down by the River
Member since Feb 2011
22091 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:59 am to
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Go ahead and own a business and put a Trump/Pence sign in front. See what happens.


Really depends on your perspective. I was in Florida a few weeks ago, driving through this small town that had nothing but Trump signs everywhere. I saw a diner with a Trump sign still up and it was slammed with folks. If they had a Biden sign, and lauded such, it would probably be empty.

The issue is not having other options to choose from.

We need a third (or more) option - other democratic countries have more representative types of government w/waaay more options.
This post was edited on 1/9/21 at 9:00 am
Posted by TigerSaintInDallas
Denver
Member since Sep 2012
653 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:08 am to
It seems like nearly all people in the US could get behind more options for political parties. The question is, how do we get there? We’ve nearly always been a two party nation.

The ‘simplest’ solution would probably be moving to a Parliamentary-style government. But this would obviously require writing huge amendments to the Constitution. It’d be a very difficult process, with no guarantee of success at the end of the tunnel.

I’ve seen mentions of ranked choice voting giving us more options. Still I think this would fall victim to the same flaws of our current system where ideological purity is a politician’s seemingly most important attribute.

I’m not sure what the answer is. The country is in a bind. I hope that things can simmer down this year but that’s looking increasingly unlikely.
This post was edited on 1/9/21 at 9:10 am
Posted by Double Down
Mayor of St. George
Member since Dec 2007
6496 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:09 am to
No one is alive the last time our nation was this divided.
Posted by MarineVet
Member since Aug 2018
916 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:38 am to
They don’t make foreigners assimilate and it’s become cool through black culture to be illiterate and uneducated. Free checks to multiply and blame whitey for all your problems...
Posted by Bham4Tide
In a Van down by the River
Member since Feb 2011
22091 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:39 am to
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I hope that things can simmer down


I pray this as well.

We need strong leadership - not sure where it will come from.
Posted by Bham4Tide
In a Van down by the River
Member since Feb 2011
22091 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:46 am to
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They don’t make foreigners assimilate and it’s become cool through black culture to be illiterate and uneducated. Free checks to multiply and blame whitey for all your problems...


Good Lord.

Dude, nothing personal, but can you take this shite to the poli board? You’ll fit right in.
This post was edited on 1/9/21 at 9:47 am
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20443 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:46 am to
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We need strong leadership - not sure where it will come from.


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I pray this as well.

Just saying. It's all we got. It's all we ever had, since the dawn of mankind.
Posted by PensaTigers
Pensacola
Member since Sep 2018
2102 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:51 am to
Show some respect to your elder you fricking brat.
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
51566 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:56 am to
It's all the media's doing. They sit back and laugh while the nation tears itself apart. The mainstream media in this country is completely out of control
Posted by bulldog95
North Louisiana
Member since Jan 2011
20715 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 10:04 am to
No 1770’s was divided more than this. Yes I have been around for awhile
Posted by tiger91
In my own little world
Member since Nov 2005
36704 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 10:05 am to
That I can think of yes. I was born in 1969.
Posted by WinnPtiger
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2011
23875 posts
Posted on 1/9/21 at 10:10 am to
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I was born in 1969.


nice
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