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American politics is polarized everyone knows this. It's polarized for a reason, it's polarized on very specific mutually agreed topics - specifically tailored

American politics is polarized everyone knows this. It's polarized for a reason, it's polarized on very specific mutually agreed topics - specifically tailored to divide and rule. They are not "both sides", they are the same side. What is surprising is that people buy into this WWF scripted fight of democrats vs republicans as the good and evil fight, not realizing the whole govt is evil no matter who is in power, it's not a false equivalence of both sides. There are only 2 sides, the people vs the govt. No matter who you gets into power you will be screwed over. Be it healthcare, education, opioid crisis.. Richest country in the world, can't afford healthcare or free quality education. As an individual if your govt can't do these things, what is it doing? It's definitely not a problem of means, it literally has unlimited money.. it's a problem of priority. I have verry little hope of being able to get through to you, but, my 2 cents. Politics will destroy your mind, it will make you hateful, sad and waste your time and life. Wish you well and be happy. You're in America, people are literally dying to be there, enjoy yourself and don't stress too much. Cheers!

a4isms 5y ago
It is a false equivalence, and you just repeating it with more words and more appeals to emotion adds absolutely nothing of substance to this discussion. Your position of radical-simplification and reduction serves just one purpose: To let you off the hook for actually doing anything about anything, because "they’re all the same.” I’m not wasting a moment trying to convince you of anything: You cannot reason someone out of a position they didn’t reason themselves into. But for the benefit of others: When we convince ourselves everything is the same, we fall into learned helplessness. Worse, we become complicit in the oppression we performatively complain about. The standard we look past is the standard we accept. We may think we're not looking past it by criticizing both parties in a way that suggests they’re identical, but in reality we're giving them a pass because our complaints aren’t actionable, and without understanding the ways both parties actually behave in detail, we cannot develop ways to create change. So. Yes, Democrats and Republicans are both part of the American power structure. In many cases they’re funded by the same oligarchs to pursue the same unjust principles. Yes, Democrats create and support policies that reflect conservatism, because America is founded on conservatism, and both parties are trying to uphold their vision of conservatism. But just because they’re both parties in a country steeped of conservatism doesn’t mean they’re the same. For example: Enforcing the collection of student loans, while bailing out bankers is conservatism. Police murdering black citizens at traffic stops with impunity, while felons are barred from voting is conservatism. Yes, it’s critical to see what they have in common. But also yes, it’s critical to see that student loan and wall street policies are not the same as policies that encourage violent white supremacists to get themselves a badge and a gun and carry out state-sanctioned genocide. And with that... Good day sir/madam/whatever honorific applies to trolls.
- dmingod666 5y ago
  Oh, You can just call me any name ending with ..sky ;)

a4isms 5y ago

It is a false equivalence, and you just repeating it with more words and more appeals to emotion adds absolutely nothing of substance to this discussion. Your position of radical-simplification and reduction serves just one purpose: To let you off the hook for actually doing anything about anything, because "they’re all the same.” I’m not wasting a moment trying to convince you of anything: You cannot reason someone out of a position they didn’t reason themselves into. But for the benefit of others: When we convince ourselves everything is the same, we fall into learned helplessness. Worse, we become complicit in the oppression we performatively complain about. The standard we look past is the standard we accept. We may think we're not looking past it by criticizing both parties in a way that suggests they’re identical, but in reality we're giving them a pass because our complaints aren’t actionable, and without understanding the ways both parties actually behave in detail, we cannot develop ways to create change. So. Yes, Democrats and Republicans are both part of the American power structure. In many cases they’re funded by the same oligarchs to pursue the same unjust principles. Yes, Democrats create and support policies that reflect conservatism, because America is founded on conservatism, and both parties are trying to uphold their vision of conservatism. But just because they’re both parties in a country steeped of conservatism doesn’t mean they’re the same. For example: Enforcing the collection of student loans, while bailing out bankers is conservatism. Police murdering black citizens at traffic stops with impunity, while felons are barred from voting is conservatism. Yes, it’s critical to see what they have in common. But also yes, it’s critical to see that student loan and wall street policies are not the same as policies that encourage violent white supremacists to get themselves a badge and a gun and carry out state-sanctioned genocide. And with that... Good day sir/madam/whatever honorific applies to trolls.

dmingod666 5y ago
Oh, You can just call me any name ending with ..sky ;)