(02-09-2021, 02:53 PM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(02-09-2021, 02:44 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: That's just not true. It's 50/50, but you are so far right and have bought into all the lies that Trump told you that you just can't or refuse to see it. If we can just get rid of the hatefulness and name calling by both sides, it would be an improvement. We can't even do that on a Jaguars political forum though, so I have little hope it can be done on a large scale. Moderates like myself are getting phased out in this country and it's sad. I used to identify as a Republican back in the Reagan era, but now I don't even recognize the party, so I became an Independent. I have no plans to change that. Right now, both sides of the aisle sicken me.

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EXACTLY! It's always someone else's fault.

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I agree with that. That is why I have no social media presence.

I’m confused. Are you saying SC had no strong opinions before Trump? 

And aren’t you laying the fault on Trump? You literally talked in a circle.

I'm sure he did have strong opinions before Trump, but I've noticed a distinct change in how several posters voice their opinions when Trump took office. The rhetoric became angrier and more intensified.

Hell no! Are you intentionally skipping the parts of my posts where I say the division is caused by both sides 50/50? How much clearer can I be? Both sides are feeding off the hatred the other side projects and it's making the divide wider and wider. No one wants to take any personal accountability anymore. People on both sides want all of the blame to be placed on the other and that's the problem.

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(02-09-2021, 02:53 PM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(02-09-2021, 02:44 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: That's just not true. It's 50/50, but you are so far right and have bought into all the lies that Trump told you that you just can't or refuse to see it. If we can just get rid of the hatefulness and name calling by both sides, it would be an improvement. We can't even do that on a Jaguars political forum though, so I have little hope it can be done on a large scale. Moderates like myself are getting phased out in this country and it's sad. I used to identify as a Republican back in the Reagan era, but now I don't even recognize the party, so I became an Independent. I have no plans to change that. Right now, both sides of the aisle sicken me.

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EXACTLY! It's always someone else's fault.

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I agree with that. That is why I have no social media presence.

I’m confused. Are you saying SC had no strong opinions before Trump? 

And aren’t you laying the fault on Trump? You literally talked in a circle.

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(02-09-2021, 02:51 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I agree with Marty 100%. If you can't see that what he is saying rings true, then you can't recognize your own biases.

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No. That is your interpretation. No one thinks America is evil, but both sides think certain Americans are evil.

You don’t have biases? 

Again, your being childishly simplistic.

I do have some biases. The difference is that I recognize I do and I admit them, but I still can recognize that I'm not right all the time. I can take responsibility for my own mistakes and not try to pin them on someone else. How is this being simplistic? It sounds to me like you don't want one side to take any accountability what so ever.

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