The Partisan Divide on Issues

[Eric the Green]

(08-19-2020, 07:06 AM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(08-19-2020, 01:38 AM)Classic-Xer Wrote:

(08-18-2020, 06:45 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(08-18-2020, 01:03 AM)Classic-Xer Wrote: I have to say, I have been watching the Democrats mainly talking to heir own supporters this evening.

I am inclined to think that most regular posters at this site have already covered the same ground as the DNC, and has already committed to how they are going to vote.  Most are deeply partisan.  The loosers at both at this site and the conventions will have some big time readjusting to do.

I disagree that the Democrats are presenting only one perspective.  They are hitting Trump from all sorts of angles, but as you tune that out you don't notice it.  It almost makes one wonder if you are watching at all.  Your ideological filter sort of tunes out everything that doesn't match your worldview and values.  That doesn't leave much getting through.

I watched and  listened to them. I noticed that they were hitting Trump from every angle that they could from their Liberal  prospective's. Personally speaking, I see a political party that knows its on the verge of collapsing and knows that Trumps represents a large segment of American society who won't save them this time around and opt to cut its losses and move forward with the rest of the country without them.

And I see a political party that knows it is collapsing, and a president that doesn't care about the Republicans but only for himself.  For a last gasp chance of saving himself he is willing to throw away the Republicans.  Right now the electoral switch looks only good for one election, but historically in a 4T it is profound and permanent.  Trump seems to be inadvertently trying hard for the traditional profound and permanent collapse of the old values.

We'll see who is right and who is ideologically blind in November.  It is traditional, though, the the ideologues see victory on this site for their own perspective.  Shouldn't really expect different.

From my perspective, it is amazing to me that Classic can characterize his segment as moving forward.