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Re:The divide between political parties is smaller than we t... by minikites on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @05:53PM (#26020305)
I don't disagree with this in abstract but I think the idea that both sides have extreme elements that are in any way comparable died on January 6th. There's a difference between Bernie Sanders and Marjorie Taylor Greene, but a lot of people don't see it that way because they're uncomfortable being in the same group as Marjorie Taylor Greene. I think the Republicans have a responsibility to address this and I don't think the Democrats are in a similarly dire situation.
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Re:The divide between political parties is smaller than we t... by Mountain_Skies on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @06:01PM (#26020383)
Why did you select Bernie Sanders as the most extreme person in Congress on the left? Why not Maxine Waters or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? Once you can answer that question, you might discover something you weren't expecting in why this divisiveness continues to accelerate.
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Re:The divide between political parties is smaller than we t... by Red_Leaves_Flyy on Thursday February 04, 2021 @09:21AM (#26025499)
Whose AOC called to execute?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/us/marjorie-taylor-greene...

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Re:The divide between political parties is smaller than we t... by minikites on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @06:25PM (#26020605)
I think those are fine examples too and I think my comment would be very similar if I substituted one of them for Bernie. I think Bernie has a higher profile than either of those two examples (he ran for president and neither of them did), so it made more sense to me. In retrospect, AOC would have been a better choice since they're both in the House.
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