The Partisan Divide on Issues

[David Horn]

(02-04-2020, 08:14 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(02-04-2020, 05:36 PM)David Horn Wrote:

(02-04-2020, 04:31 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: … I want to shake the typical person from the middle of the country and demand he wake up, to ask who he is really helping.

Excellent point, though a futile one.  I'm afraid the media programming on that side of the divide has been more than just successful.  It's created a true faux reality.  I live in an area where this magical thinking is the norm, and it's freaky to say the least.  Then again, I'm used to it, and don't return-fire when things are said that are undeniably wrong.  A word of warning: you don't have to drink the Kool-Aid to have it affect you.

I did start early enough that the influence of the progressive era was still strong.  I am not effected personally.  I just see the disaster to the Republicans coming when it all breaks down.  As the Great Republican said, “You can’t fool all of the people, all of the time.”

Another good point.  The GOP has made political manipulation into an art form.  They've suppressed voting in so many ways, it's hard to keep score.  Now, they're trying to overload the judiciary with judges who will look the other way when they do it.  But at some point, demographics kicks in, and the blow back will not be pretty.  I would like to be around to see it, but I suspect it's still a ways away.  If we get Trump again or, worse, a milquetoast Democrat who gets rolled again by the Republicans, this could go on for another decade … or even longer.