Thread:Charlemagne255/@comment-3180503-20161104023625/@comment-3247345-20161127003747

The problem is that the only way for these deep divisions to stop is that the left is always the one that has to cave. Every single time. That's why the Democrats have moved so far to the right Since the late 70's, and especially since the 90's. Bending over for the right is how Bill Clinton achieved "bipartisanship". But Obama is divider for not doing the same. No, not everyone on the right is Nazi, and they're actually right about some aspects of economic theory. But it's really not a coincidence that they won after they started fear mongering about Muslims.

''There are other more mature, rational ways to react to this that don't involve war.... These "othering" tactics are the whole reason the DNC lost. What they need to do now is stop alienating people.'''

Er, how is this the case? The last 8 years are proof that this strategy works, and it's time the Democrats learn that. There's no political price for obstructionism and whipping up hostility against clearly brought out a certain group out that had never voted before, putting Trump over the edge where it mattered.

The reason the Democrats lost is really quite simple. They rigged the primary process to nominate a shitty candidate who couldn't bring the base out to vote like Obama did in the past 2 elections. Between that and the scandals and dishonesty and slime that stick to the Clintons like superglue and the obvious rigging of the whole thing the Democrats did what they're best at: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.