(US Politics) How do you feel about the opposition? (wages, enemies, illegal)

[Joey2k]

The political scene in the US is highly polarized, with left and right moving farther apart ideologically. On so many issues, it seems the left and right are diametrically opposed-abortion, racial/identity politics, health care, gun control, wages/economy/taxes, religious freedom, immigration...you name it. Whichever side you are on, how do you feel about the other side? Do you see them as fellow countrymen (and women) and at the end of the day we are all on the same side? Or do you feel you have no common ground with them, that they are just as much the enemy as foreign invaders? Or somewhere in between?

(anonymous poll to come)

[middle-aged mom]

There are endless brands within each party.

The number of people who identify as Independent/ unaffiliated grows each year and is now the majority.

Who knows? Maybe one day the only folk who continue to identify by party, might be the extremists.

[phma]

They need to be driven into the sea. In the nicest way of course.

[Bureaucat]

Countrymen.

If we get to the point where we think of the political opposition as true enemies, we’re doing exactly what our true enemies are goading us to do. They want to tear us apart and have America withdraw from the world scene. Let’s not fall for it.

[madison999]

I’m independent so both parties are the enemy.

But mainly the Dems as each day passes.

[atltechdude]

Originally Posted by Bureaucat

Countrymen.

If we get to the point where we think of the political opposition as true enemies, we’re doing exactly what our true enemies are goading us to do. They want to tear us apart and have America withdraw from the world scene. Let’s not fall for it.

Agree, I'm equally disturbed by the extreme right and the extreme left.

[turkeydance]

"how do you feel about the other side?"

50/50.
we're both "on the other side" of one particular issue.
but...we're on the same side of another issue.

the ones i usually have problems with are the "control" advocates.
i.e., keeping marijuana illegal, forbidding gay marriage, banning any guns.

[OrangeHudson]

Originally Posted by atltechdude

Agree, I'm equally disturbed by the extreme right and the extreme left.

There is no extreme left. They have no power. They aren't even in or running the Democratic Party.


The only extreme is coming from the right. The extremists have overtaken the Republican party and are now in total control.



Stop with everything needing to be 50-50.

[atltechdude]

Originally Posted by OrangeHudson

There is no extreme left. They have no power. They aren't even in or running the Democratic Party.

The only extreme is coming from the right. The extremists have overtaken the Republican party and are now in total control.

Stop with everything needing to be 50-50.

Negative, there is certainly an extreme left. They are openly embracing Marxism, which is extremely disturbing.

Though I will agree at this point more of the extreme right has taken over the GOP than the extreme left has taken over the Dems.

[Pilot1]

The extreme Left IS the Democrat Party. Divisive, identity politics, anti capitalist, and anti men.