brandon
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How divided are we as a country?
It seems many liberals have lost all hope that today's conservatives are capable of being rational, and vice versa.
So here's my thought: let's make a thread where we try to say something you admire or at least respect about the other party, its members, or people on this board of the opposite party. No sarcasm (yea, not even me). No backhanded compliments. Something you truly respect or admire.
In a way, I think this will be something of a litmus test. Can we find any common ground between the parties as we head into 2020, or are we so divided as a country that we are doomed as a republic? Is there any respect for the other half of the country left?
I'll start:
I have great respect for the Republicans' ability to stay on message and to be politically consistent from person to person. In the face of what I view as various topics that should divide the party, they are, at least publicly, willing to work in lock-step for what they believe to be the greater good, even if it means temporarily supporting something they don't necessarily believe as individuals.
I also respect loyalty, and I believe the conservatives have absolutely demonstrated that to President Trump. While I do believe that our founding fathers made it clear that loyalty to the king is not necessarily a good thing, to a certain point, it is important to look past the faults of the leader to show loyalty in the face of adversity. If conservatives have a limit to their loyalty that simply hasn't been reached yet, then I can respect the loyalty that they have at this point.
Finally, living in the south, most of my friends and family are obviously conservatives. We don't really talk politics because they know where I stand. We can still love each other even if we don't agree on much politically. It is my hope that when difficult times, perhaps even times of real civil unrest, come in the future, we can lean on these individual relationships to help get us through as a nation.
It seems many liberals have lost all hope that today's conservatives are capable of being rational, and vice versa.
So here's my thought: let's make a thread where we try to say something you admire or at least respect about the other party, its members, or people on this board of the opposite party. No sarcasm (yea, not even me). No backhanded compliments. Something you truly respect or admire.
In a way, I think this will be something of a litmus test. Can we find any common ground between the parties as we head into 2020, or are we so divided as a country that we are doomed as a republic? Is there any respect for the other half of the country left?
I'll start:
I have great respect for the Republicans' ability to stay on message and to be politically consistent from person to person. In the face of what I view as various topics that should divide the party, they are, at least publicly, willing to work in lock-step for what they believe to be the greater good, even if it means temporarily supporting something they don't necessarily believe as individuals.
I also respect loyalty, and I believe the conservatives have absolutely demonstrated that to President Trump. While I do believe that our founding fathers made it clear that loyalty to the king is not necessarily a good thing, to a certain point, it is important to look past the faults of the leader to show loyalty in the face of adversity. If conservatives have a limit to their loyalty that simply hasn't been reached yet, then I can respect the loyalty that they have at this point.
Finally, living in the south, most of my friends and family are obviously conservatives. We don't really talk politics because they know where I stand. We can still love each other even if we don't agree on much politically. It is my hope that when difficult times, perhaps even times of real civil unrest, come in the future, we can lean on these individual relationships to help get us through as a nation.
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