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I'm American, and I believe both sides raise valid points and both sides have problems. The polarization on both sides and refusal to listen to the other side is what is destroying this country politically.
The last presidential race, we got an egotistical maniac and a guy who is too senile to know where he is or how to form a sentence. This is the best we can do?
I am NOT saying both sides are the same.
But you are when you make statements like that. You're downplaying the much much worse one when you use any sort of language that can be interpreted as "both bad." Biden is not senile. He's not everyone's cup of tea, fine. But he's not attempting a coup or attempting to dismantle democracy when he doesn't get his way. It's absurd to even speak of both in the same sentence.
Meets the terms of the post, so good job.
Biden isn't the democratic party. Trump isn't the republican. I'm talking about the party. They are individuals. I'm talking about policies. There are good and bad policies in every party, and because you get demonized for not subscribing to it all you can't pick and choose. But yes, I know it's not the popular opinion, which is extremely scary to me.