Originally Posted by perotista
I'm sure polarization over the last 20 years has a lot to do with it. Each party views the other as out to destroy America. I don't think this started with Reagan. He and Tip O'Neal work great together, compromised and played the game of give and take. Of course Ronnie had to work with him since the Democrats controlled the house for all 8 of Reagan's years.

I think Hastert had more to do with polarization than Gingrich with his Hastert rule. Gingrich actually worked with Bill Clinton behind closed doors, one of the reason the Republicans kicked him out of the Speakership. It's been downhill ever since.

I don't think that the Trump Party is out to destroy America.
In fact, I think that they are out to PRESERVE America, the part that is 100% unswervingly loyal to Trump.

I think that they are out to destroy the part of America that is not loyal to Trump. That's only PART of America.

I think that their dream is of an America that only consists of one party, the Trump Party.
Thus, I am forced to conclude that they want America spared, just so long as democracy and law is destroyed and they are left as the sole survivors in a reality show contest.

Now, if you can't call what's left of us after that contest is won by the Party of Trump America, THEN maybe it could be concluded that they are out to destroy America.
I just view the definition of the statement differently.

I believe that if they could erect a neutron bomb that only killed people that oppose Trump, they'd detonate it in a hot second.

And that would leave "America", their version of "America" fully intact.

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