Here's the thing about a "deeply divided nation"

[edhopper]

whenever we have seen this, one side is wrong. Not a little wrong, but completely wrong.
We were divided about slavery. We were divided about suffrage. We were divided about Civil Rights. We were divided about the Vietnam War. We were divided about the Iraq War. We are now divided over Trumpism.
But the progressive side has always been right and they have always been wrong.

[spooky3]

1. Good points nt

To add a few more:

We were divided over

Social Security in 1935
Union rights in 1935 (Wagner Act)
The Affordable Care Act
Gay Marriage

[Ohioboy]

2. Good point

Both sides are not always equally wrong, and there are not always good people on both sides.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

3. We were divided before we even became the United States. Those who remained loyal to King George III

and those who said no. Revolutionary War.

I agree, the progressives have been right. As challenging as it's been these last 4 years, I'm glad we're the United States, I'm grateful for Democracy, and I'm happy we aren't subjects of a King or Emperor no matter how much tRump wanted it.

His presidency was an epic fail except for those who managed to make money off it. The way things are going with Covid, I guess a lot of us older ones just feel lucky to have made it through alive.

We're alive and Democracy prevails.

[Duppers]

4. A.f'n'.men!

"They have always been wrong."


So sick of hearing both-sides-ism. There are evil people in this country who've always been on the wrong side of compassion and justice and they've pass their sickness down thru generations. I broke the pattern in my family & so did my hubs.



Question everything.

[BSdetect]

5. The points made in this thread should be used in ads for the GA senate runoffs.

We need to take the offence in a serious way.

[BSdetect]

6. Another division: SCIENCE

[struggle4progress]

7. Also: they have to kick legitimate voters off the rolls, slow the mails,

and gerrymander to win because we out-number them