With the great social and political divide we are experiencing, what direction is this country headed? Are we just spinning our wheels?

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 07:24:31 -0500

The current political climate is more polarizing than ever. Simple right or wrong issues and basic facts are furiously debated. I'm not sure if we can move forward as a unified country with two separate evenly distributed core belief systems. Would everyone be satisfied if the country somehow peacefully split. Who gets the kids in the divorce?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 31 at 2017 7:26 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 07:26:12 -0500

I would fight tooth and nail before I see our great nation split. With that said, we are a stronger nation than most realize or accept

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Jan 31 at 2017 7:26 AM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 07:26:15 -0500

Things are only as bad you want them to be, need to be positive and move on.

Response by Cpl Joshua Caldwell made Jan 31 at 2017 8:25 AM

Cpl Joshua Caldwell — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:25:32 -0500

We were sprinting toward the abyss before we changed direction on Nov 20th. I am now full of hope for the first time in 8 years.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 31 at 2017 8:33 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:33:15 -0500

This isn't new in our history people always have opinions. We have a 2 party system so each party will always take opposite position on an issue. We a people should not become sheep and blindly follow one political party, who is saying it and how loud they say it. If people start doing there own research making a well informed decision is the greatest danger to our 2 party system. Also right now people who aren't happy that Trump became POTUS and, are loudly shouting their disapproval. I think after a few months the end of oscar season the angry shouting will slow down.

Response by MAJ Bryan Zeski made Jan 31 at 2017 8:51 AM

MAJ Bryan Zeski — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:51:55 -0500

If anything, I hope this election has shown us that our election process is either broken or outdated. If we move towards a tiered-voting system, people can vote for third-party candidates without having to worry about their vote being "wasted." This will inevitably break us out of the two-party rut we're currently mired in.

Additionally, Congressional term limits will further breathe new life into the government.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 31 at 2017 9:29 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:29:12 -0500

People in this country are stuck in their ways. People refuse to budge and or debate because they are stuck in their religious, political belief, and so forth. We are now stuck in a 2 party system with the same people getting elected and same policies being enforced. Democrats blame Republicans for everything and so do Republicans. Their is only 2 ways this will end either a civil war breaks out and or this country just divides itself between left or right.

Response by MSG Brad Sand made Jan 31 at 2017 9:57 AM

MSG Brad Sand — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:57:35 -0500

From my stand point, things are not really that bad and when the toddlers wear themselves out from throwing their tantrums, calm will be restored. I think the core, the anarchist and paid agitators, will remain but fade back into the obscurity from which they emerged. Much of political divide, from my vantage point, is media created and driven but their protest du jour is core beyond being upset that their person did not win?

Response by SFC George Smith made Jan 31 at 2017 9:59 AM

SFC George Smith — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:59:38 -0500

the BHO Regime did all it could to Inflict as Much Damage and divide in the Populous and based the Divide along Geo-Political Geo-Social Geo-Monitory and Geo-Racial lines...All going for the Global governance and Global One World/ Country Order...

This Country had Problems before BHO ... But now they have been pushed back into the Fire and Issues are now Problems that were not Problems Before BHO...

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 1 at 2017 12:30 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:30:11 -0500

We have had 2 distinct core belief systems in this country since the day it was created. This isn't new. No, I cannot see a time when everyone in this country would be "ok" splitting up. Remember that 600K+ Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines died to settle the question of succession. It isn't going to happen. If you think things are bad today you need to pick up a history book and learn how "bad" things used to be and have been since our founding. Politicians used to duel. Alexander Hamilton was killed by Aaron Burr (the sitting VP)in a duel. Congressman attacked each other on the floor of the Senate. Andrew Jackson blamed the press for killing his wife because they attacked her so harshly in the newspapers. Things are not that bad today. The media with its far reaching, real time coverage causes more issues with their selective partisan agenda.