Don't blame me, I voted for the other guy. (Politics General)

It was not always like this. In ages past it was possible to have a discussion. The two sides in western countries were not as far apart in the past. Then we entered the current era of hyper offensiveness, political correctness and identity politics. Debate is no longer possible on many subjects and any attempts to talk quickly evolves into a metaphorical fecal matter slinging championship in minutes. Hyper toxicity and personal attacks are methods of our time. The subversion of democracy runs deep.

 

 
In respect to the ancient rights and duties of the Zhou dynasty, Qin Shi Huan negotiated an astounding deal to the Chinese feudal aristocracy where they give up much of their feudal privledges in exchange for a meritocratic system of government that would stand for thousands of years, and in which the best of the children of the ancient dukes will rise according to their ability.
 

 
Charlemagne, recognizing the lack of moderation in Europe, asserts respect and dignity in the post-Roman landscape to set Europe on the course to modernism at its own pace, within the well respected rules and guidelines he set forth, initiating a thousand years Carolingian Renaissance that will not spill a drop of Lombard blood.
 

 
Lord Protector Oliver “Based” Cromwell politely discusses the end of Right of Kings with Charles I, permanently ending the dispute between the Crown and Parliament, and bringing peace to Ireland
 

 
The French National Assembly sends King Louis to the time-out corner over a heated gamer moment. Things will be all good and the Bourbon Dynasty will be restored peacefully.
 

 
The aftermath of a moderated debate in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania where the Union Army convinces the Confederate Petty-Aristocracy to forego slavery and for Northern Industrialists and finance run the Dixie economy peacefully for fifty years.
 

 
Coal Miners preparing to respectfully debate the National Guard, thereby paving the way for the four-hour day, twenty hour week, sixty-nine dollar an hour work plan
 

 
In a riveting speech, Lenin convinces the Romanov family to retire to an estate in Siberia so that Russia may become a modern, developed nation.
 

 
At a rally in Washington DC, MLK declades, “Live, Laugh, Love” and ends 3,000,000,000 years of racism and colonial exploitation within America, and around the world
 

 
Members of the Stonewall Inn Protest movement echo MLK and declare, “Live, Laugh, Love” and end 3,000,000,000 years of sexuality and gender-based discrimination

@AaronMk
I think it’s possible that silbasa meant “in recent years, prior to the mid-2010s”, and within his own lifetime (i.e. late 80’s, 90’s 2000’s and early 2010’s), rather than thorough all of human history, but I could be wrong—although his comments about a time where dialog could exist more easily are actually not that far off, in terms of their accuracy.

@AaronMk
I think it’s possible that silbasa meant “in recent years, prior to the mid-2010s”, and within his own lifetime (i.e. late 80’s, 90’s 2000’s and early 2010’s), rather than thorough all of human history, but I could be wrong—although his comments about a time where dialog could exist more easily are actually not that far off, in terms of their accuracy.

 
 
 
The State of António de Oliveira Salazar continued indefinitely and retook Angola
 

 
Air traffic controllers demand slightly more respect. The Reagan presidency obliges and honors the agreement and does not disband the union by force
 

 
LA Residents and LA Police and County Sheriffs engage in a community wide water balloon fight after mild disputes arise over a brief rough housing episode involving Rodney King
 

 
Russian Democracy is advanced to the supporting applause of America. No tanks were used in this celebration
 

 
With international recognition, the US moderates Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian discussions
 

 
Ronald Reagan swiftly responds to the AIDS crisis and there totally was not a genocide of the LGB-community as part of the government’s purposeful inaction that does not continue until today
 

 
We have had appropriate discussions and there is no systemic neglect found
 

 
It is impolite to ever say this man lead to the death of millions
 

 
This man too
 

 
Nothing happened here, no one who lead the nothing was absorbed into the Party.

@Background Pony #9659
You do realize that just because idiots on one side of the political spectrum are doing stupid shit like that, doesn’t mean that the other side of the political spectrum doesn’t have any idiots that are doing shit that is really not any better than what you are showing here, right?

…Or is that a fact of which until now, you had just genuinely no idea that it exists, whatsoever?

 
Congratulations on getting the entire point of my post.