World wide marches against Mordor on the Potomac

[omega2xx]

Sour grapes. You just wish Trump had been able to pull in half as many people to his inauguration.

The cry babies who are protesting Trumps election are the one eating sour grapes. I don't care how many were at Trumps inauguration. I only care about who they were inaugurating.

 

[omega2xx]

Lions aren't particularly biased, so I assume this is meant as a compliment?

If that went to you, I clicked the wrong button.

 

[Curious George]

The cry babies who are protesting Trumps election are the one eating sour grapes. I don't care how many were at Trumps inauguration. I only care about who they were inaugurating.

Seems you are the one here lamenting.

 

[omega2xx]

Seems you are the one here lamenting.

Winners don't lament. That is what the losers do.

 

[tytlyf]

You are about as biased as you avatar.

Aren't you in favor of repealing the ACA? Just like Trump and the republicans the last 5 years? Too many corporate apologists

 

[Kirran]

If that went to you, I clicked the wrong button.

Nah, I was talking about Sunstone

 

[Kirran]

Winners don't lament. That is what the losers do.

This is somehow normal political discourse now.

 

[Sunstone]

This is somehow normal political discourse now.

Yeah, it passes for insight these days.

 

[Kirran]

Yeah, it passes for insight these days.

The two-party system and consequent polarisation contributes a lot. Would you guys please get serious about some of the third parties?

 

[Curious George]

Winners don't lament. That is what the losers do.

Hmm, there seems to be some internal inconsistency in your actions here in this thread, and what this statement is saying... oh.. I see. You are decrying yourself not a winner.

 

[Sha'irullah]

The left are poor losers. They are like granny Clampet. Jed said the only thing she ever wanted was to have her own way.

This right here made my day!

 

[Sunstone]

The two-party system and consequent polarisation contributes a lot. Would you guys please get serious about some of the third parties?

I've heard the problem is the presidential system tends to favor two parties. Going to several viable parties would probably require us to adopt a new system. Not likely to happen.

 

[Curious George]

I'm heartened by the world wide response to the call to #resist

Sometimes the message is fun:

It would be interesting to see a video comparison of the world and America's reaction to the different presidents over time.

 

[Kirran]

I've heard the problem is the presidential system tends to favor two parties. Going to several viable parties would probably require us to adopt a new system. Not likely to happen.

I wonder - in the UK we have a pseudo-two-party system. There is significant influence from other parties, but there are only two parties which could ever form a government, or lead a coalition. Other countries with systems very similar to ours have more genuinely multi-party systems where at least three parties have the possibility of leading the country, or making up a major proportion of the government (it helps when you have certain areas where a fairly small minority party can form a majority), like India and Iceland

Parliamentary democracy and proportional representation tend to select for such systems, and don't lead to the level of divisiveness that you folks are getting into.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

The left are poor losers.

What a remarkably stupid comment.

 

[Sunstone]

I wonder - in the UK we have a pseudo-two-party system. There is significant influence from other parties, but there are only two parties which could ever form a government, or lead a coalition. Other countries with systems very similar to ours have more genuinely multi-party systems where at least three parties have the possibility of leading the country, or making up a major proportion of the government (it helps when you have certain areas where a fairly small minority party can form a majority), like India and Iceland

Parliamentary democracy and proportional representation tend to select for such systems, and don't lead to the level of divisiveness that you folks are getting into.

I blame a lot of the divisiveness on the media, rather than the system. Rush Limbaugh alone has been demonizing the left for decades. In fact, he was one of the first to use the sort of divisive rhetoric you hear as commonplace these days.

 

[Debater Slayer]

I wonder why so many conservatives are upset over these demonstrations. What's wrong with freedom of expression? Isn't that why many on the right claim to be against the "campus left"?

The politics of the right wing on most issues seems to be as delusional as it is immoral.

 

[Kirran]

I blame a lot of the divisiveness on the media, rather than the system. Rush Limbaugh alone has been demonizing the left for decades. In fact, he was one of the first to use the sort of divisive rhetoric you hear as commonplace these days.

Makes sense, I think they both contribute.

Shall we start a movement?

 

[Sunstone]

Makes sense, I think they both contribute.

Shall we start a movement?

We ought to! I'll bring the cookies!

 

[Kirran]

We ought to! I'll bring the cookies!

That's a start! You bring the cookies, I'll bring the politics. We'll recruit some charismatic lefties like @Debater Slayer and @Quetzal to help bring in the crowds.