Gone are the days of debate in America, thanks to the left, who call you a racist, and silence you if you do not agree (while calling the right the authoritarians). We are at a point where the most basic ideology is
The left: Death to America
The right: the constitution and law and order
Yesterday went over to friends/neighbors for a cook out, fireworks, consumption of alcohol, and conversation.
Her, vowed Dem, hated Trump.
Him, registered Dem, liked Trump.
Her now, the left has gone dang crazy!
Him, told ya so.
Debate is possible, with the right kind of people.
However, as Helen Back has noted, there are some with there is no debate possible.
I find it to be mostly on the left side, but have found a few on the right who they too could not get past certain points.
When I see some say we have to "Take back the country!"
I say, "Why?"
There is a big chunk who think the others are white supremcists nazis.
The other half think the others are commies.
Would you want that other side as a neighbor? Teaching your children in school? Running the local town/city council?
If taking back the country involves crushing the other side of their thoughts, feelings, beliefs, backgrounds, color of their skin, etc. that begins to sound a whole lot like Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao.
I would rather not see our country devolve into that kind of chaos.
Granted, what I may or may not, may not matter as the downward spiral continues and we are all forced from a bad situation into a worse one.
Hence, we prep.