Donald Trump and the Republicans have successfully divided this country.

[kentuck]

Whether willing or unwilling accomplices, the Republicans have sold their souls to the base of their Party, adopting all their sins and evil intents.

That is the reality. They have created a monster which only they can destroy.

However, it would require a possibly huge sacrifice. Many in their base, are in agreement with the most atrophied instincts of Donald J Trump. They have gathered their reward.

[Fluke a Snooker]

1. The only solution is to totally diss ANY and ALL republicans

That means shaming all republicans in your life, breaking off ties from oppressive, racist family members, ensuring your children's friends' parents are not Republican before allowing them to go to their house to play, and to continuously educate everyone you know about the dangers of Republican thought. Republicanism, along with capitalism, racism, and white privilege, must be eradicated from our society with extreme prejudice.

Trump and his nazi minions may have started this war, but by hades we will FINISH it with ferocity.

[kentuck]

4. I think we should try to avoid the extremes ...

... and work to bring people to our side. However, I do recognize the reality and the difficulty.

[Fluke a Snooker]

7. Unfortunately, appeasement makes them greedier.

It's been my experience that when you appease oppressive republicans, they will not only renege on their deal, but treat you as a weak insect. On the contrary, by not given an inch and, in fact, doubling down on breaking the GOP malcontents, it provides synergy when other people note the cowardice of the GOP, and in the end, makes it far more fulfilling to see the GOP crash and burn. This is what is needed more and more on our end, and I'm glad to see our side start to assert democratic prominence through our protests and actions in the field, and for the media to finally expose the GOP as the most oppressive organization in the world, as Noam Chomsky and George Soros have eloquently stated in thrilling speeches and theses.

Here is Chomsky's BBC Interview: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-39879374/chomsky-republican-party-most-dangerous-organisation-on-earth

[kentuck]

8. I think it would be in how one defines appeasement...

I don't think the Democratic Party is at that point?

I could be wrong.

[Iliyah]

2. The Republican party are willing participates

but in my opinion, their base has been hoodwinked. I'm one who does not believe the country is divided, only corporate media alongwith their bs polling system portray it as, it is not.

Stealing the EC.

[NurseJackie]

3. There are others. I wouldn't give DT and the GOP 100% of the credit.

[YOHABLO]

5. Actually right wing talk and FOX ''News" have been incremental in dividing the country.

[kentuck]

6. I would agree.

If we could get two or three FOX talking heads to recognize what is happening and would have the courage to speak up, maybe we could begin to change some of the minds of the brain-washed "FAKE News"?

However, when they publicly endorse the most crude and indecent comments, it gives little hope for change. Shepherd Smith, Chris Wallace, and one or two others have spoken up. A cult needs to be deprogrammed.

[Turbineguy]

9. 20 years of Fox News propaganda

and 30 years of right-wing hate radio.

If that stopped today, we could fix it in perhaps one generation.

Of course the republican party could work this out and decide that being a failed state like the Palestinians have is not really all that great. Trump is to the Putin's Russians what Yasser Arafat was to the Israeli hardliners.