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Originally Posted by Sumeragi
Radicalization as in the hardening of views. I find that all sides are becoming far less tolerant than even four years ago, never mind twelve.
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Ah as was mentioned a while back, the ideological realignment of both parties has been in progress for decades. It's just that today that realignment is mostly in place. For all the talk of both parties being similar, if people look closely there is a huge difference in beliefs and priorities.
As for not being tolerant...I seriously think the President bent over backwards to negotiate in good faith with the Republicans to find some middle ground. Heck some even argue that Democrats are spineless wimps who bow to Republican demands.
But as for the rhetoric that probably nauseates you...it's something of a vicious cycle. If one starts by completely rejecting anything the other side proposes, the other side just feels that it's useless to negotiate and the whole thing just becomes a war of attrition.