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Do you think the level of political and social discourse in the US is appalling?

I am absolutely appalled, it seems that screaming insults at each other appears to be commonplace. The disgusting Maxine Waters outburst alluded to above for example, I would hope and expect that would not be the case here.

The root of the problem is the divisive evil of identity politics, this new tribalism has the potential to destroy civil society and the primacy of the sovereign individual.

I've decided to flick pass articles, news stories on tv, newspaper and social media platforms about US politic. I would rather watch spongebob.

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CountScrofula · 41-45, M

It's fairly appalling. Although I'll point out that focusing solely on Waters is sort of single-issue.

Trump's -entire appeal- is based on the fact he doesn't engage in pleasant politics, he is not politically correct, and he is willing to be insulting and rude to people. Nobody voted for him because he's polite.

People [i]wanted[/i] the level of discourse to drop. They voted for it. This is not just by design, it was requested.

Random1Thoughts · F

@CountScrofula
I don't affiliate with any political side in the US. The example of Maxine Waters is just an example I used because it fit what I'm writing.

I don't doubt Trumps inability to engage in diplomatic political discussions. His outrageous shameful foreign policies and behaviour.