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That extreme polarisation didn't start with the last few presidents; it's been the explicit strategy of the Republican Party to demonize the Democrats in every
by mcv 4y ago
That extreme polarisation didn't start with the last few presidents; it's been the explicit strategy of the Republican Party to demonize the Democrats in every possible way ever since Newt Gingrich became a prominent figure in the 1980s.
- agentgumshoe 4y agoOf course it has. And the Democratic party just wanted to get along. Either way, unfortunately the political bickering fuelled by bots and social media manipulation is in a very sad state.
- HyperSane 4y ago> And the Democratic party just wanted to get along. In comparison to the GOP yes.
- agentgumshoe 4y ago[flagged]
- mcv 4y agoIt was frustrating to see Obama keep reaching across the aisle and basically getting spit on. Democrats have their faults, but Republicans have made it clear that it's impossible to reach any kind of compromise with them.
- HyperSane 4y agoAnd Fox News was created specifically for this purpose.