badgenome said:
I'm not sure about that. Partisans seem to stoop lower and lower, and some of do them live in a world entirely of their own. A CNN poll taken from Friday through Sunday (after Obama's speech where he denounced this kind of thing) showed that 56% of Democrats believe Palin's map contributed to the Tucson shooting. That's similar to the number of Republicans who weren't sure Obama is a citizen in a Research 2000 poll from a couple of years ago (with the caveat being that the Daily Kos sued Research 2000 last year for doing a shitacular job). So, that's not good. But at the same time, people are abandoning the parties in droves and will probably only continue to do so as these kinds of recriminations fly back and forth. The optimist in me says that with huge problems to be faced, people are going to demand results. That will require politicians to begin to act like adults, and so hopefully this kind of insanity will be booted out of the public square and back to the fringes of society where it belongs. |
It is this divisive partisanship, that is leading to an increase in outright fear, winner take all, and an inability to work together, that could lead to a distruction of America. In risky time (I am tempted to post a thread asking if things are more risky now, and less safe, where a Ted Williams hits the jackpot for being found on YouTube), it looks like people are more likely to cling to sides, rather than realizing there is powers in increasing numbers.
I think one issue why you will be less likely to see politicians renouncing the fringe, is that the fringe is what they seem to reply on to power their ability to get elected.
By the way, if we end this thread, it should be on baby chili. Baby chili FTW! And if people don't agree, they can go stuff it! That pot looks like it says Demo Rat. By the way, what else do you expect from those wacky libs. They believe in VEGGIE chili, which has carrots in it.
[Reference to abortion here deleted]
