MAGAts

Name calling is never ever right, but it never ever stops people. It is too bad that it exists here, but based on some of the cruel and pointless posts that I have read about Canada, nothing surprises me any longer. And the majority of those that post those things about my country anyways, know absolutely nothing about what they are posting, it is all just taken from sites here and there. Too many are acting like cows and just following then they should be stopping and thinking for themselves. It used to be a fun site, but the past year it has been very volatile without anyone really considering how other readers may take the posts. It is why I spend very little time here.

I totally agree with you. I don't get all the hatred.

The Unites States has become a cruel and vicious place to exist.

Have you seen the names that Trump calls people he doesn't like? Is that fine and acceptable?

Both sides do it, and perhaps it's been going on for years. A popular term for the other side I see all the time is "Demonrats." People will use all sorts of "antics" to call something out they don't like or disagree with. I agree that we shouldn't do it, and when I talk about politics, here or elsewhere, I always avoid it with rare exception. It's better, to me, to simply state my case, and so long as I have a case, to me, there's no need to replace the case with insults. "Here's this policy, and this is why I agree or disagree with it." That should be all that is necessary, and 9 times out of 10 when name calling starts, it's when one's argument ends. In other words, when you can no longer explain why you disagree or agree with something, that's when you use a "substitute" for lack of an argument. At the end of the day, I don't think name calling serves any purpose. It's not part of the discussion. It doesn't offer a reason nor a solution to the supposed "problem." To be honest, I don't even necessarily like it when Trump does it, and he does it often, because when he does it becomes the focus. Not on why he's probably right, but what he said about something or so and so. What worries me more than any name calling is the shutting down of the discussion, and the mere dismissal of anything depending on which side is currently for or against something. Let's take the illegal immigration issue. It was a Democrat issue UNTIL 2016 when Trump made it a primary campaign issue. NOW the Democrats oppose it? Why? Because it's no longer a sole Democrat issue, and that's just stupid. In order to be a functioning and productive society we need to be able to state our cases, air our differences, be respectful and thoughtful, compromise, and seek out that ever so important common ground.

Your society is polarised so badly that your country will never ever again be the "United States" It's gone beyond the point of no return As for the name calling. I've seen it from both sides on here since 2006. But my question to you is this What does the ts stand for Is it terrorists Or tw*ts

Name-calling is not good for me because I would not like it to be done to me as well. What happened to the US - the land of liberty and democracy?

If that is to insult people and bring them down of course it will never a good thing to do, its bullying already.

Politeness, understand, kindness and other positive terms never hurt anyone, mean so much, and don't cost a cent,

I hate name calling if any kind. Sadly, many people today are intolerant to the opinions of others. I don’t know how we can change that.

Somehow, MAGA (Make America Great Again) became a Scarlet Letter like in Puritan Times just because it was associated with Trump as a person and not an election slogan. How come BBB (Build Back Better) Biden's slogan escaped the "same" ridicule. I would surmise it comes down to each candidate's personality and the media and American's perception of each president. Trump was and still is perceived as a nasty, vindictive person by the media/TDSers while Biden was perceived as your grandfatherly everyday Joe from Scranton. At times Trump feeds this image by his comments and the charitable side of his personality and love for America is overwhelmed by his negative outbursts against the press and others who have attacked him. Civil debate is no longer possible in my view. One side is entrenched in their own blind belief that Trump is bad for this country, fueled by legacy media (and hatred of the president's personality), and arguments become based on emotions not facts. I try to respond to my posts in a factual manner, making my points and not attacking the inaccurate, emotion-based comments Trump haters make. Now if someone responds to me in a snarky or offensive manner, then I feel ok about responding in kind.

I dont understand why America has to degenerate into this kind of situation.