“I agree in principle that it’s possible to disagree with someone and still be friends, but I don’t want to be your friend”
It makes all the difference WHAT we disagree on. Want to discuss what the tax rate should be? Fine. Want to discuss how we should use our military? Ok.
But, I’m not discussing if women should have agency over their body. I’m not discussing if we should elect criminals. I’m not discussing if queer people should be treated equally. I’m not discussing if Nazis are good people. Get fucked hard. These issues are not up for debate. And it’s the reason calling yourselves a republican makes me immediately think of you as an asshole.
Maybe in the past you could hide behind small government bullshit but since Trump, the mask has come off.
This is a microcosm for the greater issue: we have 2 groups of people living in the same country who continue to become further and further alienated from one another. Democracy cannot function when people no longer believe that their opponents are acting in good faith. It’s a prelude to secession or civil war.
Democracy cannot function when people no longer believe that their opponents are acting in good faith. It’s a prelude to secession or civil war.
And, when there’s concrete evidence that a faction has not been acting in good faith for half a century at the least?
Funny, the other side says the exact same thing!
hint hint
One side has concrete evidence.
The other side just “says”.
These are not the same.