Republicans and Democrats, is there anything we can agree on?

[Whyme]

Just wondering. Is bipartisanship dead?

[teddyv]

Just googling "recent bipartisan bills" indicates that there have been many enacted. 

[Whyme]

19 hours ago, teddyv said:

Just googling "recent bipartisan bills" indicates that there have been many enacted. 

What kind of bills? How many GOP votes were cast on these bills? I don't consider mostly democrats and a few republican's as bipartisanship.  Republicans wanted to introduce a bill to address police brutality but the democrats were not interested in bipartisanship on that, we still haven't addressed that that i know of. Pelosi didn't want to agree to a Stimulus until after Biden got in office.  It seems like she wanted Biden to get credit for the stimulus instead of Trump. When she finally signed off on a covid relief bill they asked her why she didn't do it before. They asked her what changed? She said we have a new president. She didn't want to work with Trump it seems. I just don't see bipartisanship on the left. Maybe Republicans are wiling to work with democrats but democrats are not willing to work with republicans. If its not their way its no way.

Edited May 28, 2021 by Whyme

[Whyme]

6 hours ago, Chicken coop2 said:

Many things if one looks at individuals and not be narrow minded and think that everyone with a certain label thinks exactly the same way about everything. 

That is a very biased and discriminatory view that leads to nothing except trouble.  

For example, there are Republicans who are pro choice and Democrats who are pro life.  And the list goes on.

Being at least one minority at any given time in my life, and several at the same time depending on where I was living at the time, I am quite well aware of the dangers in lumping all members of a certain group together. 

See my last post

[Whyme]

6 hours ago, Chicken coop2 said:

Many things if one looks at individuals and not be narrow minded and think that everyone with a certain label thinks exactly the same way about everything. 

That is a very biased and discriminatory view that leads to nothing except trouble.  

For example, there are Republicans who are pro choice and Democrats who are pro life.  And the list goes on.

Being at least one minority at any given time in my life, and several at the same time depending on where I was living at the time, I am quite well aware of the dangers in lumping all members of a certain group together. 

If i say guns kill a certain amount of people each year, or Police kill so many people a year, is that wrong? Am i judging all Guns and all cops? If i say black lives matter, should i instead say all black lives matter? 

Edited May 28, 2021 by Whyme

[Whyme]

6 hours ago, Chicken coop2 said:

And you do the same. Once again, I was answering the question in your title.  The we, therefore, would be you a Republican and a Democrat (in this case me) who read and replied to that question.  

Just because your thread took a different route than the title, doesn't mean I chose not to answer the question which is the title of the thread. 

So according to your logic, for example, its wrong to say Black lives matter. Instead we should say all black lives matter. Its wrong to say police need defunded because of one bad officer, and such broad brushing is wrong so its better to say most police are good people. Its wrong to say guns kill when the vast majority of guns do not kill but are used peacefully, its better to say a few guns kill but most do not.

Edited May 29, 2021 by Whyme

[Whyme]

I like the slogan, all lives matter.

[Whyme]

@Chicken coop2, thanks for the post reaction but i am not fighting, im simply discussing broad brushing and how it plays into partisanship. Some lives matter sounds partisan, but all lives matter sounds more like bipartisanship.

Edited May 29, 2021 by Whyme

[teddyv]

On 5/29/2021 at 11:27 AM, Whyme said:

@Chicken coop2, thanks for the post reaction but i am not fighting, im simply discussing broad brushing and how it plays into partisanship. Some lives matter sounds partisan, but all lives matter sounds more like bipartisanship.

What do you think of the "Blue Lives Matter"?

[Whyme]

 

On 5/29/2021 at 2:33 PM, Chicken coop2 said:

My logic is you can have a Republican, for example my friend Joe and me, a Democrat both agree that abortion is wrong.  But, it's obvious that you will never agree with anything that I say even if it's something you agree with.  I made it very clear several times now that I was answering the question which was the title of this thread, and nothing else. I answered yes, Republicans and Democrats can agree on some things.  But you keep taking my reply off topic.

One last time you asked: Republicans and Democrats, is there anything we can agree on?

 

You already commented on broad brushing and judging everyone the same. So im not sure why you say you wont stray off topic.

Edited May 31, 2021 by Whyme