Gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen pretending to be ladies... let me pose a serious question.
Is objectivity in politics dead?
By way of example, in seemingly every thread in this section, the argument quickly devolves into a "Trump is an idoit and so are all of the Trumpkins! You are mouth breathers!" Contrarily, we read, "You are a pansy liberal, Hillary supporter who is naive and you are have socialistic views!"
Unfortunately, I believe we our political parties have become simply pawns for the special interest groups who fund them and the Repubs are going to the right, Dems are going to the left, there is a vast number of people caught in the middle who are equally repulsed by both extremes. And we have nowhere to go. The system is rigged to make a Centrist Party almost an impossibilities as so called "leaders" in both parties do not lead but are mere mouthpieces for those who fund their campaigns.
Am I the only one who would enjoy coming on here to read some intelligent political discourse only to be turned away again and again by the personal attacks and lack of insight. Gentleman and Ladies, many of us graduated from the University of Texas! Our motto, "What starts here changes the world!" What happened to that ideal. What happened to the Ronald Reagans and Tip O"Neils, who in public, spoke of the other with respect and epitomized the term, "the loyal opposition" but who in private, probably went after it tooth and nail.
Are we truly that far gone? I would love to read about and join in an intelligent discussion on trade with China, withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal, North Korea, and domestic issues without the inane and ridiculous personal attacks. Is it truly so impossible to discuss with an open mind and intelligence, issues even though we may disagree with them without wallowing in the mud of simple mindedness and despair.
Find me a person of intelligence who speaks of vision, who inspires us to chase our own passions and visions, who will act with their courage of their convictions. I don't care if that person is red or blue... I would embrace that person.