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It is -very- partisan, and equivalent to poking a wasp nest with a stick. The country is very, very divided, not just between D vs R but also progressive vs...
by axaxs 6y ago
It is -very- partisan, and equivalent to poking a wasp nest with a stick.
The country is very, very divided, not just between D vs R but also progressive vs...everyone else.
I wish I had the answers(surprise, I don't), but I feel we should find some commonality, some give and take, and get on a path toward a semblance of unity. Trying to silence your opposition is what I'd call the complete opposite of that approach.
- hpcjoe 6y agoI think the only way to handle this is to stand up for common sense, and call out those attempting to use 1984 as a playbook. To shine the disinfecting light of day upon things like this. To vote the idiots who push this crap, out. This could be making sure you primary them, recall them, or elect other persons. Seriously, allegiance to political parties is not what I am looking for in my elected reps. I want them to work on behalf of me. Not their particular party label. The damage that the two parties fighting for political power have done to this country is ... staggering.
- engineer_22 6y ago-> I want them to work on behalf of me. Sorry pal, Citizens United screwed up any chances of that.
- hpcjoe 6y agoI agree it had a part in it, but its not the whole story. Its the citizens being unable to elect people not beholden to political parties, with party obligations. These obligations appear to be more important than their obligations to the people who put them there. This isn't a Citizen's United issue as much as it is a set of political parties that have evolved to control their captive populations. Some people vote D|R precisely to stick it to the others. They don't care about representation. They care about tribalism. The parties foster and encourage that thinking. The various "news" channels have their own opinions and often align with a particular party. Which means they are in the propaganda and red meat business. Not the news business. CU is a part of this, in terms of providing fuel for the fire, but its been going on much longer than CU, and will continue regardless of whether or not CU gets struck down going forward.
- ntsplnkv2 6y agoYep, the partisanship is absolutely insane, far worse than in years past. The problem is now moderates are getting forced to join sides - which leads to even more polarizing candidates.
- r00fus 6y agoHmm - 4 years of an administration doing exactly what you're describing (silencing opposition viewpoints) and now it's all unity and kumbayah? Your post is quite ironic.
- axaxs 6y agoWhy do people get so defensive when 'their side' is questioned? Is your solution to forever go back and forth silencing each other because the other guys did it first? I am not picking sides. I think it's unprofessional for the president to constantly call things like 'Fake News', but I don't remember them going to cable companies to try and get them canceled. And if they did, I oppose that just the same. Personally, I got so sick of all news being all Trump all the time, I question any claim that media was in any way silenced.
- jaywalk 6y agoObama did far more to silence opposing viewpoints than Trump did. But you probably don't know about what Obama did, because his administration's intimidation and jailing of reporters worked. How many reporters did the Trump administration throw in jail?
- mensetmanusman 6y agoActually, 12 years