I rarely deal with politics outside of the internet. Maybe it’s not as divided as people think.
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Why is America so divided?
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So vague it can apply to many generations and eras.
Absolutely. Dumb **** rednecks used to be stuck on hating nonwhites and loving NASCAR from the privacy of their trailer parks. Now they believe the uppity, know-it-all yankee from New York has given them a voice and a platform. Go figure.
College kids have always been stupid and naive. And never shy about flaunting it. Then, at some point, some of them start working and paying taxes.
Nah, they would accuse her of reckless spending, or trying to buy votes. And these would be the same people who were ok with giving out free Obama phones, and Biden forgiving student loans. It's ok as long as the politician is on Team Blue.
There’s are a lot more “poors” now than there were 40 years ago, And many of these “poors” are working poor, which is really frustrating. The number of hungry in America is shocking…it’s as bad as it ever has been, I dare say. Poverty/hunger really motivate folks to hate.
And your response (Laugh emoji) is a reason why you cannot be taken seriously.
I am talking about the state of the country now fool. See what I mean? Make sure you write that down.
Lol. I know what plagiarism is: it’s stealing someone else’s work and passing it off as your own.I did my own research since you took a while. and was saddened to read about her plagiarism.
That said, you seem to be confused about what plagiarism means. It does not mean that what someone said is false.
Your effort to discredit the content of her current comments because she committed plagiarism a quarter of a century ago makes no sense.
Her books remain brilliant, even if an early book lacked adequate attribution.
I strongly recommend this one, should you break out of your echo chamber long enough.
Thanks for the recommendation but I’ll pass. I wouldn’t waste my time reading the (possibly stolen) words of a hack like Goodwin, especially not if they’re singing the praises of imperialists like Roosevelt and Taft (or any other useless American president, for that matter).
It’s kind of funny and ironic that she chose the phrase ‘Golden Age of Journalism’ for her book cover when journalism’s first obligation is truth (Kovach & Rosenstiel). A point that has clearly escaped the ‘brilliant’ mind of Ms. Goodwin. 🤣
True. Because the people that actually pay to provide for their kids are having fewer for multiple reasons.
Who are the only people that get a raise when they have a kid?
And many aren’t. And the many that do work don’t family plan accordingly.
Yes, the parenting that allows it, and the excuse making for those losers is truly shocking. What are they doing with the money and food stamps/cards/whatever the form is that they are provided? Add in the free breakfast/lunches at school, not to mention the places that provide even more.
And all those freebies still are not enough. You are worried about the symptoms…I am more concerned about the problem…. Hungry kids.
The internet has actually made society dumber.
And the foreign actors and their bots spreading misinformation to the easily manipulated.
and lazier
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Wish I could read the whole article. Looks very telling.and lazier
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.www.theatlantic.com
Try this: https://www.textise.net/showText.as...ia-democracy-trust-babel/629369/#main-content
There's a better bypass link out there, but I'm having trouble finding it. I should have book marked it. Maybe someone else can post it?
Hint hint.
Way more divided in ‘68. Leftists, anarchists, summer of rage, cities burning, lefties bombing the Pentagon, National Guard killing student protesters, bombings on college campuses. Assassinations of MLK and RFK, Manson family and Hells Angels murdering Stones concert goers. It all led to the landslide of Richard Nixon, silent majority and law and order vote…
I was behind a car a few days ago with this bumper sticker:
As I drove past, I looked over and it looked like an 18 year old white girl w/o a clue.
Well, maybe history will repeat itself and America will elect a repugnant criminal like Donald Trump. He's so totally of the cops, unless they are stopping his goons from hanging Mike Pence. Trump loves cops so much he'll let them get smashed in the face to save America...
What does the fine print at the top say?I was behind a car a few days ago with this bumper sticker:
As I drove past, I looked over and it looked like an 18 year old white girl w/o a clue.
Occupying 85% of someone else's country is not a solution
The only difference between Trump and Biden is in your mind. They follow the script they’re given.
Thanks.
Would it be reasonable of me to think that people who get upset at a bumper sticker that says "Free Palestine" want Palestine to remain UNfree?
Are there any other nations or demographics that it's OK to want them to NOT be free?
I can't think of any off the top of my head.
I would love to know how my reply is making this country divided.
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That’s a matter of opinion and probably fits better in another thread. Unless that qualifies as a big divider.
We will disagree on the problem. If the real problem refuses to make the situation better, there are a few solutions some would deem unacceptable. Again, probably best for another thread.
The same way Obama divided the country by presidenting while black.
Half black. Still too traumatizing to the significant bigot segment of the population that went on to become the foundation of the maga movement
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