Quote:Neither acts or actions of these people and those people are acceptable. I think most people with rational minds and non racist thoughts can see that regardless of which party or faction you identify yourself with. That still doesn't answer the question though. And, again, all I see is the same thing I've seen my whole life in our country. 

 

Exactly. I'm still waiting for the answer.

 

Division. Division over stupid parties that don't care about the working class. Division over race and religion and sexual orientation, which, again, neither parties truly care about. That's why we're always stuck in neutral or reverse as a society. If it's not war mongering Neoconservatives ruining this country with it's policies and agendas. It's Neoliberals pretending to be democratic and liberal while leaning towards classic right wing motives while sugar coating it's nonsense of [BAD WORD REMOVED] with PC sprinkles. 

 

Gus Bradley sprinkles? Sorry, I couldn't resist. :-) But everything you said is true.

 

But, the fact that we're always at each other's throats over our Oligarchy. Don't anybody here dare say it's a Democracy or Republic. Those days have been dead since the Woodrow Wilson administration took over. But, the fact that we're always divided. Always fighting. Always pitching fits. Always saying "Well, your party does this" and "Oh yeah? Well your party does that". That's exactly why this country is becoming a laughing stock.

 

And we call ourselves civilized, forward thinkers, etc. If this country is supposed to lead by example we are doing a horrific job of it.

 

Meanwhile. These career politicians make thousands of dollars, if not, millions. They change the rules at the table to their advantages and our disadvantages. Drag is into unwinnable wars while we lose young men and women as they pocket profits. Raise taxes. And manipulate the popular opinions of our countrymen through the MSM. You all swallow that lunch meat up during happy hour nationwide. It's sad.

 

It truly is. We allow this to happen by taking the word of the media who is basically an advertisement for the views of whoever owns the companies. It hasn't been about the truth or the facts or anything related to it in a very long time. True Journalism has been dead for a while in all but a few scant places. 

One word pretty much rules in the lives of people and will be the downfall of this nation/civilization like it has been others.

 

Pride. And not the good kind, like you're proud of your kid for meeting a goal, but the kind that makes people think their way is the right way and they would rather be 'right' than admit the other person just might have a point even if they don't completely agree with it. Some would rather wallow in their 'rightness' even though they think or know they're wrong because it sticks it to the other person/party. The thing they don't get is it makes them look foolish and 'proves' to the other person/party what they knew all along which is the opposite side were idiots/stupid/sheep/etc. Both sides have this issue. It's not just a democrat/liberal issue.

 

It all comes down to pride. We all don't have to agree on everything but to be able to agree to disagree without getting mean and nasty would be a step in the right direction. 

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