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The world isn't burning. The opposing party won this election cycle and is using the power it was granted to mold the nation to their view of how our society sh

The world isn't burning. The opposing party won this election cycle and is using the power it was granted to mold the nation to their view of how our society should look. It's a peaceful transfer of power and a modern miracle, as these things typically were accomplished with blood and fire throughout most of human history. In 2-4-6-8 years we will have te opportunity to peacefully transfer power back to another group that has a vision closer to yours. Assuming the majority of regions within our union agree with you. If that's not a system you can live with, fight for a weaker federal government and stronger state rights.

mistermann 10y ago
> fight for a weaker federal government and stronger state rights. In my experience, the left would be strongly opposed to state rights as their is only One True Way to do things; only certain kinds of diversity are good.
- heurist 10y ago
  Scientific consensus can be divided and misguided but generally indicates a single direction. The main reason the left avoids leaving important decisions to states is that state representation is biased toward the people living outside of cities. Even when they're the minority with lower economic output they have a bigger say in how a state is represented in state and federal congress. Republicans dominate state governments and have non-urban demographics wrapped up right now, so of course democrats will prefer to not give them more power.
- coding123 10y ago
  Well it seems the right has the same opinion... Are they going to ask Cali, aruz, new Mexico and Texas if they want a wall? Are they going to ask each state how many nukes they want to build?
enraged_camel 10y ago
I think you're overly optimistic about things being peaceful. America is more politically polarized than ever, and becoming even more so every day. I fully expect shit to hit the fan soon. There is, after all, historical precedent for it.

mistermann 10y ago

> fight for a weaker federal government and stronger state rights. In my experience, the left would be strongly opposed to state rights as their is only One True Way to do things; only certain kinds of diversity are good.

heurist 10y ago
Scientific consensus can be divided and misguided but generally indicates a single direction. The main reason the left avoids leaving important decisions to states is that state representation is biased toward the people living outside of cities. Even when they're the minority with lower economic output they have a bigger say in how a state is represented in state and federal congress. Republicans dominate state governments and have non-urban demographics wrapped up right now, so of course democrats will prefer to not give them more power.
coding123 10y ago
Well it seems the right has the same opinion... Are they going to ask Cali, aruz, new Mexico and Texas if they want a wall? Are they going to ask each state how many nukes they want to build?

enraged_camel 10y ago

I think you're overly optimistic about things being peaceful. America is more politically polarized than ever, and becoming even more so every day. I fully expect shit to hit the fan soon. There is, after all, historical precedent for it.