Conservative/Liberal - Democrat/Republican: Do we agree on anything?

Maybe with the concept, but not with the edgy teenager's persona you project while espousing it.

 

NASA

 

Grabbing boobies without consent is wrong.

I think everyone here agrees on that.

 

I do not believe you are correct on that, it is wrong only if it is done by someone of no consequence, at least to a large segment of the population.

 

Who knew Louis CK was a edgy teenager?

 

Our political discourse is currently driven primarily by extremists on both sides. We see that here all the time, but it's also the case nationally. I see few Republicans these days that fit the traditional mold of the Republican Party. Those that still do are busy retiring from Congress, unwilling to play the extremist game GOP primaries seem to require now. That's a problem nationally for the Republican Party, one they will need to solve themselves. The GOP let the foxes into the henhouse. It's on them to get them the hell out.

Democrats? Unlike the GOP, the "problem" isn't that the extreme left of the party controls the party apparatus. It doesn't. I can think of two or three major problems my party faces, however. We haven't developed a new generation of leadership capable of leading Democrats to victory. President Obama seems to be a "one off." While obviously a highly successful Democratic leader, he did little to grow the party. Obama left it in lousy financial shape when he left office.

Clinton has justifiably gotten criticism for being so close to party leadership during the primaries leading up to the 2016 election. In her defense, much of that occurred because the party was broke, she stepped in to give it financial aid, and Obama had a lot to do with that, even if unintentionally. He also, in my opinion, did little to find and promote new leadership. Perhaps he assumed that Ms. Clinton would be the nominee, and he didn't wish to interfere before or during the primaries, but he did the party no favors. We need new leadership.

Another problem that is related to extremism and the Democratic Party. We seem to have no clue about how to use social media. That often leads to more extreme voices having a disproportionate impact in that medium. Some of that has been pushed, in my opinion, by outside forces that have no direct ties to the party, but rather have their own agenda. Regardless, the poor performance of Democrats in social media falls ultimately on the collective heads of leadership. We need new, dynamic leaders. That's all for now.

 

Nazis are bad
Russian gangsters should not be able to install their candidates as President
Child molesting is wrong

We are running out of common points of agreement.

 

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That trump infrastructure plan? Keep waiting...