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    Partisan Insanity, A Cancer On America

    Generally speaking, forums like these polarize into two positions on any given issue. Almost everything is argued within the context of this false dichotomy. Positions that deviate from this binary view of political issues are either dismissed out of hand or taken as proof that the offending party must be a member of the other side. Probably the most polarizing issue of all is Trump himself.

    On the one side, you have the Trump-haters, who think Trump is Satan. It seems as if their entire existence revolves around hating Trump. And if you are not as obsessed with hating Trump as they are, then they simply assume you must be a Trump cultist or a "rightwinger". The latter sorts of accusations are particularly galling given the penchant for Trump-haters to espouse increasingly nationalistic and jingoistic rhetoric about US-Russian relations. I fail to see what's "liberal" about blindly parroting the assertions of government officials and corporate media outlets. Maybe I'm missing something.

    And on the other side, you have the Trump cultists, who are, as Hillary Clinton famously claimed, deplorable. She got in a lot of trouble for that, but she was speaking a truth. There is a sizable subset of Trump supporters who meet that definition. In general, they tend to be white, male baby-boomers - possibly the most arrogant and pigheaded demographic in US history. They heap effusive praise on virtually anything Trump does, no matter how obviously stupid or wrongheaded it is. And anyone who points out that Trump isn't really a genius or a messiah is subjected to a constant stream of petty denialism and infantile lashing out.

    Most people who post on political forums like this one fall into one of those two categories. As I've noted before, political forums are disproportionately populated by partisans. The longer I've posted at these kinds of places, the less aware I become that the large majority of the country does not think or behave like these brainwashed drones. And that's precisely the point. These partisans do not represent most Americans. The majority of the country is going unrepresented because of these partisan extremists. And anyone who falls outside their partisan extreme is usually too busy living their life to bother with the mess and filth of electoral politics. The only question becomes: How long can this partisan cancer grow before it kills the host? Granted, the host is very, very strong, and is capable of withstanding a great deal of punishment. But even a great country like America has its limits.
    Power always thinks it has a great soul, and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak. And that it is doing God service when it is violating all His laws.
    --John Adams

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    I expect it will get worse.
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    But you're doing the same polarizing and generalizing that you are accusing others of. If somebody loves Trump, or hates him for that matter, perhaps they have a legitimate reason and don't fall into your overgeneralized categories of "drones." You're participating in the same act of treating others like they are brainwashed idiots. Did you think that was going to make them want to listen to you?
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    Quote Originally Posted by spunkloaf View Post
    But you're doing the same polarizing and generalizing that you are accusing others of. If somebody loves Trump, or hates him for that matter, perhaps they have a legitimate reason and don't fall into your overgeneralized categories of "drones." You're participating in the same act of treating others like they are brainwashed idiots. Did you think that was going to make them want to listen to you?
    There is no legitimate reason to support a coup.
    Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.


    I pledge allegiance to the Constitution as written and understood by this nation's founders, and to the Republic it created, an indivisible union of sovereign States, with liberty and justice for all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    There is no legitimate reason to support a coup.
    That isn't what any single person in this thread is talking about. Re-read and try again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by spunkloaf View Post
    That isn't what any single person in this thread is talking about. Re-read and try again.
    You are supporting the coup. You. You.

    You should stop.
    Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.


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    I think we have reached a point in our political outlook that there is no middle ground any longer. Its like what would have been the middle ground between Hitler and the Jews?. Compromise has come to mean do things my way. Conservatives have been there and done that with Democrats and it got us nowhere except further to the left

    As for me, I can't think of a single point I would be willing to agree with the Democrats over right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    You are supporting the coup. You. You.

    You should stop.
    And you should get on topic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanbforrest45 View Post
    I think we have reached a point in our political outlook that there is no middle ground any longer. Its like what would have been the middle ground between Hitler and the Jews?. Compromise has come to mean do things my way. Conservatives have been there and done that with Democrats and it got us nowhere except further to the left

    As for me, I can't think of a single point I would be willing to agree with the Democrats over right now.
    And I feel the same about conservatives. I often wonder if this country should just split up.
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    Well TDS has pushed the left further left where most of the country isn’t.
    When Donald Trump said to protest “peacefully”, he meant violence.

    When he told protesters to “go home”, he meant stay for an insurrection.

    And when he told Brad Raffensperger to implement “whatever the correct legal remedy is”, he meant fraud.

    War is peace.

    Freedom is slavery.

    Ignorance is strength.

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