[…] now is a result of 50+ years of people who find the idea of your republic distasteful […]
You’re absolutely right, although the cycle goes back a lot further than 50 years. The two parties are playing good cop / bad cop against the middle, directed by their donors with the concerns of the people driving only the nature of the lies they tell. The right wing implements authority the left placates the masses with flaccid opposition. Don’t let your left parties slip to the “middle”, it’s just another word for right.
You’re absolutely right, although the cycle goes back a lot further than 50 years. The two parties are playing good cop / bad cop against the middle, directed by their donors with the concerns of the people driving only the nature of the lies they tell. The right wing implements authority the left placates the masses with flaccid opposition. Don’t let your left parties slip to the “middle”, it’s just another word for right.