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OneBro

(1,159 posts)
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 07:42 PM Nov 2020

Yet again, only Democrats are trying to bridge the divide.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/14/us/politics/biden-trump-republicans.html

Many on the Right Reject the Call for Healing

“My Democratic friends think Biden is going to heal everything and unify everyone,” said Jeanie Smith, who attends the more conservative Spring Street Gospel Church in Mason, which is about 100 miles west of Austin. “They are deceived.”

“Now you want healing,” she added. “Now you want to come together. You have not earned it.”

“We’re willing to accept the results, as long as it’s fair and done correctly and certified correctly,” said Sherrie Strong, another supporter of the president’s. She, like others, took Mr. Trump’s position that it was strange that he had been leading in numerous places because of in-person votes on Election Day, only to be overtaken once mail-in ballots were counted on election night and over the days that followed. (The delay in counting mail-in ballots in several states was because of restrictions imposed by Republican state legislatures.)

That is the hard reality Mr. Biden is facing, even after winning a race in which he secured a larger share of the popular vote than any challenger since 1932. Towering before him is a wall of Republican resistance, starting with Mr. Trump’s refusal to concede, extending to G.O.P. lawmakers’ reluctance to acknowledge his victory and stretching, perhaps most significantly for American politics in the long term, to ordinary voters who steadfastly deny the election’s outcome. (end quotes)


The only way Democrats can "earn" a truce is to give republicans EVERYTHING they want. Republicans keep telling us they'd rather burn the country down than respect a two-party system. What, exactly, does it take for us to finally believe them?
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Yet again, only Democrats are trying to bridge the divide. (Original Post) OneBro Nov 2020 OP
Does she handle snakes? OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #1
As they should as decent people. Doesn't mean you have to compromise your morals. bullimiami Nov 2020 #2
Give it a minute Dem2 Nov 2020 #3
They never stop posturing. They are always preparing for the next election. OneBro Nov 2020 #4
Then what's the point? Dem2 Nov 2020 #8
I think we just disagree on whether it's okay to ignore the old bite marks. OneBro Nov 2020 #17
Was hoping for a 5 min break after the contentious election Dem2 Nov 2020 #19
Ah, I'm with you now. Alas, I've become quite cynical in my old age. OneBro Nov 2020 #21
I expect it to go exactly as it's gone since Clinton was first elected. Crunchy Frog Nov 2020 #25
I would rather shake hands with a rattlesnake than "want healing with you" Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #5
Exactly. I'd use their past playbooks as a starting point. OneBro Nov 2020 #14
I honestly wonder, would the Red States like to separate into Dan Nov 2020 #6
I think so. OneBro Nov 2020 #12
Don't give up on Texas, or Georgia for that matter. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #20
OK then Blue Owl Nov 2020 #7
So long as they hold the Senate, McConnell's only goals will be packing the courts and gridlock. OneBro Nov 2020 #13
in that case, lock them up. RicROC Nov 2020 #9
How about we talk about what WE want to do first before we start tailoring it to what the jalan48 Nov 2020 #10
I'm not her friend and I reject any healing if it involves ANY people like her. Autumn Nov 2020 #11
These people are f*cked in the head. They respond better when you Vivienne235729 Nov 2020 #15
They can all die mad and go to hell. Efilroft Sul Nov 2020 #16
Exactly! After 4 years of Trump, they wanted 4 more years. OneBro Nov 2020 #18
When they look in the mirror, they see Trump reflected back in their rotting souls. Efilroft Sul Nov 2020 #23
Yet again, only Democrats are the civil one's in American politics. nt William769 Nov 2020 #22
There's no healing until the boil is lanced and drained. Crunchy Frog Nov 2020 #24
They crank up the noise machine and spew vitriol Harker Nov 2020 #26

Dem2

(8,166 posts)
3. Give it a minute
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 07:49 PM
Nov 2020

Biden isn't even president yet, expect lots of posturing for now. We'll see how it goes...

OneBro

(1,159 posts)
4. They never stop posturing. They are always preparing for the next election.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 07:55 PM
Nov 2020

That's what's at the core of all the bs about a stolen election. Leave their base inflamed enough to continue to vote against their own interests, abuse the system to create gridlock so long as Democrats are in office, then blame Democrats for the gridlock.

Dem2

(8,166 posts)
8. Then what's the point?
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 08:19 PM
Nov 2020

Why discuss politics or be involved if everything is predetermined and negative?

I'm trying to have 5 minutes of optimism here, guess that's not allowed any more.

OneBro

(1,159 posts)
17. I think we just disagree on whether it's okay to ignore the old bite marks.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 10:27 PM
Nov 2020

I'm at the point that I assume they intend to bite, bite, and bite again so long as they have teeth.

Dem2

(8,166 posts)
19. Was hoping for a 5 min break after the contentious election
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 11:12 PM
Nov 2020

I'm still getting 50-100 political emails a day and the temperature hasn't gone down much. I suspect it'll be quiet in a couple of months, perhaps it's like stopping a freight train, it's going to take a lot of track!

OneBro

(1,159 posts)
21. Ah, I'm with you now. Alas, I've become quite cynical in my old age.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 11:31 PM
Nov 2020

The best I can do now is hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

Crunchy Frog

(26,548 posts)
25. I expect it to go exactly as it's gone since Clinton was first elected.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 11:58 PM
Nov 2020

Making allowances for the extreme deterioration since that time.

We reach out, we get our hand bitten off.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,063 posts)
5. I would rather shake hands with a rattlesnake than "want healing with you"
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 07:59 PM
Nov 2020

you magat filled piece of shit. FUCK THEM. I am sick of it. I want nothing to do with it. We need to govern as though we WON. Cuz, we did.

Dan

(3,524 posts)
6. I honestly wonder, would the Red States like to separate into
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 08:04 PM
Nov 2020

Two nations?

I wonder if their was a national vote on this, what the results would be.

OneBro

(1,159 posts)
12. I think so.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 09:55 PM
Nov 2020

They are convinced that blue states are feeding off red state economies and that blue states are essentially enclaves of communism.

RicROC

(1,203 posts)
9. in that case, lock them up.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 09:03 PM
Nov 2020

Don't be afraid of upsetting the Repubs by pursuing the criminality of their leaders. Lock them up!

jalan48

(13,798 posts)
10. How about we talk about what WE want to do first before we start tailoring it to what the
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 09:06 PM
Nov 2020

Republicans want us to do? It's almost like we have to ask their permission, or agree to include them before we even start the process.

Autumn

(44,762 posts)
11. I'm not her friend and I reject any healing if it involves ANY people like her.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 09:10 PM
Nov 2020

I'm not deceived I see her and her ilk for what they are, my response would be Fuck your feelings you idiot.

Efilroft Sul

(3,573 posts)
16. They can all die mad and go to hell.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 10:16 PM
Nov 2020

They live in an alternate reality devoid of reason, compassion, and fairness. It's a waste of time to deal with those sociopaths and their issues.

OneBro

(1,159 posts)
18. Exactly! After 4 years of Trump, they wanted 4 more years.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 10:33 PM
Nov 2020

The harsh reality is that Trump's supporters and enablers are just as deplorable as he is, and those are the people who intend to show up at the table if and when Democrats extend our hand and olive branches to them.

Efilroft Sul

(3,573 posts)
23. When they look in the mirror, they see Trump reflected back in their rotting souls.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 11:44 PM
Nov 2020

So if we extend our hand to them (I won't), they'll slap it away out of spite and then make demands.

The enemy within needs to surrender unconditionally, meaning they must renounce Trump and Trumpism, ask for forgiveness, and work tirelessly for the common good. Until that moment comes, they are NOT Americans. They are not our fellow citizens.

Harker

(13,880 posts)
26. They crank up the noise machine and spew vitriol
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:57 AM
Nov 2020

non-stop whenever a Democrat is elected, and cry about bi-partisanship..

When they install their shills, it's, "fuck your feelings, snowflake."

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