My dear divided America.

[KrspaceT]

VGPolyglot said:

KrspaceT said:

3: Tensions with Putin did escalate during that time, as well as the South China Sea issue. Valid reasons no to be on guard?

4: Did you see Trump recently put a tariff on solar panel parts? That was a solid blow

5: That doesn't mean they can't speak for the rights, and there are many democratic figures who aren't white males. Nancy Pelosi, Diane F, Warren.....

6: I simply find the stretching people do to say the two are the same to be foolish and shortsighted. See Uncharted and Pokemon comaprison early.

7: She's not exactly welcome in the other one, is she? Parties also have degrees: you have hawkish democrats and dovish Republicans, but they differ greatly from Hawkish republicans and dovish democrats

8: Connecticut doesn't have the same sort of religious right the rest of the nation has. 

10: That's clearly why they are harassing the heavily armed NRA. 

So, now you're defending having a larger military? I'd say no, they are not valid reasons, the US is a nuclear powerhouse with the largest military spending in the world, why do they need to expand anymore? I also fail to see how it is shortsighted and foolish to compare them, in fact it is because of people's experience with only the Democrats and Republicans that they seem so different, because they're not familiar with other ideologies that would open up the scale.

I'd love if there was a Warren-Sanders Party and a Fernstein-Pelosi party and a Munich Party and a Collins party and a Cruz-Cotton party....but we don't have those. I work with what we have. 

There is a difference between wanting to go preempt Iran and not having your pants down if Russia or China does something extreme. Both those nations have nukes: shooting a nuke at Moscow is no good

When people say they aren't different, they only normalize extreme behaviors one side (generally Republicans) commit. Shutdowns are just the start, that talk will only lead to a Democrat running like Trump.