[Arlis]

“The country as a whole is divided politically. But it’s not obviously more divided than it was 50 years ago.”

I disagree completely. The whole nation is polarized like never in my life. Perhaps not as bad as Washington, but close.

And I think the reason is that the media so strongly promotes the Marxist viewpoint and the Marxist politicians.

And one cannot reason with the Marxists. Their main weapon is denigration of their opponents - not dealing with the facts. This totally eliminates the possibility for communication, let alone the two sides coming to any resolution on anything.

If it keeps going, I cannot see how a major split, if not a war, occurs in our nation.

[gusty]

I also disagree, but for different reasons. 50 years ago, 1962, our politics were not as competitive as they are today. Back in 1962, the two parties operated on a left of center consensus based on the New Deal. Democrats strove to keep the New Deal going, while Republicans just wanted the expansion of the New Deal to be scaled back just slightly. The whole basis of the New Deal was an accepted reality. The Republican Party accepted its minority status as the way things just are.