So, seriously, how do you think this current political/social divide in the U.S. will end? (McCain, minimum wage)
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It doesn't have to end. You see, it's a long slow slide into Oligarchy and Authoritarianism and Hopelessness as evidenced by the Opioid thing and the lower life spans and more.
There is no "end". For some things will improve. For most, they will not. It has been this way for at least 40 years and it will continue because - somehow - those who should be changing things have been convinced that good drugs will fill the gap.
In the mid-19th century, this kind of polarization resulted in the Civil War, but as there are now a great many extreme liberals and extreme conservatives in almost every area of the U.S. (with some notable exceptions, I think), how do you think this will eventually resolve?
1. That the liberals or extreme liberals will prevail
2. That the conservatives or extreme conservatives will prevail
3. That people will eventually learn to live mostly in harmony with each other after some kind of "give" on both sides
4. That things will continue as they are indefinitely, with extremists on both sides continuing to strongly dislike (or even hate) those who disagree with them on some issues
5. Other?
Also, do you think that there will be an increase in both the frequency and intensity of violent confrontations between extremists (of either or both parties), or not?
(Just looking for immediate "off the cuff" opinions here, which is why I did not post this in Great Debates.)
It has been worse before, it has been better before,
The pendulum swings one way, then the other.
I personally have no opinion on how this divide will end (and, yes, I do think it is real, although I also think that it is very possibly fueled by many "outside sources"), but I am very sorry that, so far, no one posting on this thread thinks it will be #3 -- that people will eventually learn to live mostly in harmony with each other after some kind of "give" on both sides. (Unless I missed it, that is.)
And, yes, as has been stated before by both myself and others, Americans have never (to my knowledge) lived almost entirely in harmony and agreement with each other, but I am almost 66, and judging from the discord here on City-Data and what I see on the news, I have never witnessed the divide as bad as this in my life, not even in the late 60's when the Vietnam war at its height.
The MEDIA and the Democrats are creating and promoting the "divide". Turn off social media and tv, and go outside. See anybody fighting, blood in the streets, social unrest? NO. People living their lives, going to work, doing recreational things, etc. There is no crisis, and stop worrying about it.
If there is unrest it is Antifa and BLM stirring up crap in cities, and even that is rare.
We'd have to quit making it about political parties and making it about decency, truly wanting what is best for our country. Quit believing the lies about division among the races or even among political parties except for the most extreme. There is an attempt being carried out to divide us because that is our weakest position.
Racism accusations are used to create dissention and division.
Abortion rights in not your friend. It is another tool used to create a wedge between the people of the USA not to mention less of us.
The immigration situation is used to create argument and a narrative that one side is cruel and unfeeling when in reality, all decent people care about the people who are truly in need of help. It's just a matter of how we do it. There are those using it for political purposes who don't care about the people.
There are extremist who are labeled as Democrat or Republican on either side when in reality, they are extremists. Period. Labeling just creates more division.
We have allowed it to go on for so long, we forgot how to be just.........Americans.
The majority of Americans are unpopular with the civilized people of the world.
which countries that you've visited do you find that unpopularity the most pronounced?
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