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> The castle has been ransacked, the draw bridge is down, and you've no army left. Well, no, not that either. You're making the same mistake from the other si
by AnimalMuppet 1y ago
> The castle has been ransacked, the draw bridge is down, and you've no army left.
Well, no, not that either. You're making the same mistake from the other side. The side you say has "no army left" also is half the country. And that half of a country will not be ignored either.
Both sides demand to be listened to, but neither side is willing to compromise or to admit defeat, even temporarily.
So I expect that power will continue to swap back and forth, that when in power both sides will do their best to implement their plans, and when they are out of power they will suffer the other side's vengeance for their obstinacy. I don't see it improving soon. I suspect we'll see at least another two election cycles of this viciousness.
- mjburgess 1y agoMaybe. Certainly if detractors go to excess then they'll breed resentment from the supporters, and round and round. At the moment though, i think there's lots of people speaking as if it were 2022 and all of that ammunition has now been expended and the stores are bare