(02-09-2021, 09:05 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote:

(02-09-2021, 08:11 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: If anyone poses a response in this thread that includes something like, "but the liberals" or "but the conservatives," then you are part of the problem. You have to acknowledge that this rift is caused by both sides. Not just one or the other. If you can't see this then you are biased and contributing to this divide.

I think there is a difference between an "emotional" divide and a divide caused by a polar opposite of opinions than a divide that ends in violence or writing actual published articles about hating your neighbor for cleaning snow off your driveway. Liberals are responsible for the latter 9/10 times.

For instance, I can be cordial with a set of adults who think people born with a penis should be able to participate in women's sports, but I, nor my children would ever hang out with them.

Here is where the bifurcation occurs. While you believe it is acceptable to be differing yet cordial, the left believes it is fully acceptable to paint you as a hater in the public forum while simultaneously blocking your opportunity for rebuttal. 

It’s akin to an army lobbing shells on the opposing side while simultaneously criticizing them for not calling a truce.

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