> Hell, one of two parties does nothing but call half of the US the biggest threat and enemy to the country. This isn’t an environment to grow ties in. I hones

> Hell, one of two parties does nothing but call half of the US the biggest threat and enemy to the country. This isn’t an environment to grow ties in. I honestly couldn’t tell which party you were referring to. Which likely speaks to the extreme nature of the current divide. Fortunately most local community groups are not tightly aligned with political groups - however there are obvious exceptions to this along with regional biases.