I read the news today. Big mistake. Seems everyone is pissed about everything and at everyone and every story.
Blame. It's all blame. No solutions; just blame. It's all seemingly become identity politics with both sides hating each other, pouring gasoline on the fire burning them both. The equality narrative has been replaced with mutually assured destruction via insults. It's now a "with me or against me" mentality on both sides of seemingly every issue to the point where people don't want their kids to see romantic partners of the opposite political party, and if you don't agree with either the "multicultural" or "America first" narrative, then you're just screwed, because each side of the coin has become militant. Morbidly interestingly, each side doesn't realize their actions are fueling the other; for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Somehow, the conservatives don't realize they are fanning the liberal flames they don't like, and in the same breath, the liberals don't realize they are the reason behind Donald Trump's power base. It's all a great big feedback loop of backlash. Who needs an ICBM when lines of race and politics will destroy far easier, cheaper, and more devastatingly?
I remember people saying George Bush was the worst president ever.... Now.... With no compromise option and the trend towards increasing politician radicalization and each switch of party power bringing a more militantly radical politician, things could get difficult.
If Bush lead to Obama's election, which pissed off conservatives and lead to Trump's election, then who will Trump's election piss off liberals into electing? See the increasingly spiraling pendulum swinging here?
Everyone has gone insane, and I wish people would get along. That's all I'm saying.