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Kmar820 t1_j0o7x9r wrote

Reply to comment by Ordinary_Guitar_5074 in This person really has a thing for the President by aquarifaeri

I'm not at a a trump fan nor am I a Biden fan...but it always makes me wonder how either side can say things like this and not see the irony. Did the left not have a temper tantrum in 2016? Both sides act like children when things don't go their way yet they get such joy out of pointing out how the other side did the same exact thing. I don't remember when things got so mean and personal. It was before trump. But I remember my parents having parties in the 70's where politics where hotly debated yet at the end of the night hands were shook and friendships continue. Now...idk it's sad to see families torn apart and life long friendships ended over politics. I have a feeling this won't be a popular opinion but things were much better not that long ago. We can all have different opinions but all the name calling and craziness that is thrown both ways is just really sad to me. I hope all reading this have a happy, safe and healthy holiday.

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fergal-dude t1_j0of20y wrote

Perhaps in the seventies ‘fuck you’ flags and ‘fuck you’ bumperstickers and ‘fuck your feelings’ shorts weren’t popular? I don’t remember any. Maybe mainstreaming that type of behavior has an effect on the discourse? Maybe blaming cheating in elections has an effect on discourse? More people should stand up for the truth, whether it’s to their advantage or not.

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Ordinary_Guitar_5074 t1_j0o8a88 wrote

You’re parents probably stuck to friends with the same political beliefs. I’m a neither sider too.

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Kmar820 t1_j0p882n wrote

No they really did not. It was a mix and things did get heated. It just didn't ruin friendships to have different opinions. As someone else said it's about respecting a person's opinion even if your don't agree. You can talk and debate but it doesn't have to turn into name calling and my way or the highway. Today people on both sides are not capable of even hearing a point of view they disagree with. To me it's sad.

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Ordinary_Guitar_5074 t1_j0pwr0j wrote

I hear you. I feel like both sides engage in the same game of outrage/extremism/cancel culture/virtue signaling. They just call it different things and point the finger at the other side. Everything is identity politics these days. I’m on neither side and find everything so absurd.

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Last_Bluebird_4004 t1_j0qittf wrote

I think it is relevant to notice. The more fearful people become, the greater the reliance on " Tribal Thinking". In this country and probably among humans in general, we are less and less confident that our needs will be met. The divide between haves and have-nots continues to grow, and higher- ordered thinking takes a back seat to fight-or-flight. Sadly, we just make life harder for each other, and while we're busy doing so, the powers that be make it harder still. Nobody is secure until everybody is secure.

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