The great divide: The civil wars gripping America’s political parties.....

[MMC]

In the United States, both the Republicans and Democrats are riven with dissent. The result is a political crisis that endangers all institutions in American life.


Of all the upheavals in American civic life – the disruptive presidency of Donald J. Trump, the paralysis of the institutions of government, the undermining of established political customs, the coarsening of public dialogue, the diminution of the role of Congress – one has gone virtually unnoticed, and it may be the fundamental problem besetting politics in the United States:

For the first time in American history, both major political parties – the organizing institutions of American public life – are riven with division, dissent and disillusion.


But never before have both parties suffered at the same time the sort of major fissures that hobble the parties today, with a war raging between the GOP establishment and the Trump insurgency among the Republicans and with a death struggle between moderates and progressives in the Democratic Party, particularly among the nearly two dozen presidential candidates and over the issue of impeaching Mr. Trump.


The result is an unusual and toxic alchemy: hyperpartisanship at a time of party divisions.


The stereo divisions in American politics come, ironically, at the first time in more than a century that every state legislature but Minnesota’s is dominated by a single party. These divisions are marked by debates over just how strong the competing factions are, and over just how seriously one side should take the other.


These divisions have many causes, some economic, some cultural, some simply as the result of festering impatience with politics and with political leaders. But what is common in both parties – and what may in the end be the principal cause of the dissension within both – may be the failure of the respective political elites.....snip~


https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opin...tical-parties/


Hopefully the left will take notice that more and more are talking about a Civil War. The Right needs to understand.....its time to call out the left as Domestic enemies. Before the left decides to do so with those on the Right.

[Chris]

I've been sitting on that article to post, thanks!

It's interesting in its use of the civil war metaphor, not between parties, but within parties.


Broken lines, broken strings,
Broken threads, broken springs,
Broken idols, broken heads,
People sleeping in broken beds
Ain't no use jiving
Ain't no use joking
Everything is broken..

Bob Dylan

[Sergeant Gleed]

"Before the Left decides to so to those on the Right"?

Let us remember that the Rodents during the Osama regime were calling out US veterans as potential domestic terrorists.

[MMC]

"Before the Left decides to so to those on the Right"?

Let us remember that the Rodents during the Osama regime were calling out US veterans as potential domestic terrorists.

They did the same back with NAM. Although they didn't use the word terrorist. They just went with criminal.


The left is waiting for those on the Right to start the civil war. The Right is allowing the left to incrementally inch there.


Lets give the left what they want. Once the political left is destroyed.....their lemmings will play Collective Soul. Where the River Flows.

[Mini Me]

"Before the Left decides to so to those on the Right"?

Let us remember that the Rodents during the Osama regime were calling out US veterans as potential domestic terrorists.

You mean after that HASSAN guy shot up the military base!

You just never can tell what evil lurks in men's hearts!

[MMC]

You mean after that HASSAN guy shot up the military base!

You just never can tell what evil lurks in men's hearts!

Kind of like that leftist that shot up some Repubs playing softball against Democrats. AmiRight?

[MisterVeritis]

You mean after that HASSAN guy shot up the military base!

You just never can tell what evil lurks in men's hearts!

Major Hassan was an IslamoNazi. Political correctness prevented him from being booted prior to his Islamo murders.

[MMC]

I've been sitting on that article to post, thanks!

It's interesting in its use of the civil war metaphor, not between parties, but within parties.


Broken lines, broken strings,
Broken threads, broken springs,
Broken idols, broken heads,
People sleeping in broken beds
Ain't no use jiving
Ain't no use joking
Everything is broken..

Bob Dylan

Yeah it is more focused on the divisions in parties. But does acknowledge the versus against each other.

The result is an unusual and toxic alchemy: hyperpartisanship at a time of party divisions.....snip~


Also, we do have several articles that have come out about the Left and their Anti Americanism. Plus the reporting.


Ocasio-Cortez and the Rising Anti-American Rhetoric
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics

[Safety]

Yeah it is more focused on the divisions in parties. But does acknowledge the versus against each other.

The result is an unusual and toxic alchemy: hyperpartisanship at a time of party divisions.....snip~


Also, we do have several articles that have come out about the Left and their Anti Americanism. Plus the reporting.


Ocasio-Cortez and the Rising Anti-American Rhetoric
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics

You can tell our resident leftness doesn't like it, huh?

Ya have to remember leftist illiberal hacks don't know McCabe was referred for criminal prosecution.

Yep you know leftists.....everything is free. Or should be.

Nothing like a self proclaimed prophecy..

[MMC]

Nothing like a self proclaimed prophecy..

Youre just mad that you illiberals aren't smart enough for people to not peep your ilks play. Oh and no one on the Right will compromise with the likes of you illiberals.


Oh and next time try using English above that pre school teaching you were given. Just sayin.