View Single Post Old 06-13-2014, 01:17 PM   #228 Rohirrim's
Avatar  Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Twixt Hell & Highwater
Posts: 55,935  Malik Jackson  Originally Posted by SonOfLe-
loLang View Post I just think those days of yore are long gone.
You had guys like TR or Lyndon Johnson who used to threaten
congress members with personal **** if he didn't fall in line.
This is gonna sound like "hey kids get off my lawn" type ****,
but i think the downfall of our political system is a side
effect of the internet, social media, and the 24 hour news
cycle. two reasons: 1) politicans can get immediate feedback
from their base, so there's more danger in compromise. 2)
Considering there's several news organizations only reporting
one type of news, and we're constantly being fed it, constantly
defending our position on places like, well here, we just
further cement our beliefs until we have zero interest in
budging. Im sure I'm guilty of it, just like everyone else is.
I just find the whole thing disgusting. its a bunc