The left puts way too much energy into creating and sustaining the divides you're referring to for Trump to bridge them instantly.

Obama in particular could do alot to put this all down. He's still widely respected and has made noises like he thinks things should calm down.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg has said she hasn't like the confirmation proceedings.

Obama is a joke.

Maybe to you. But not to the Dem base.

The Dem base doesn't worship Obama the way it used to.

And if he makes a clear move to bridge the divide, it would do alot.

Obama is just a neolib stooge.

True. You could make the same argument with GW Bush.

W was a neocon stooge.

And he's been working in that direction too.

And that's why he's not really accomplished anything.

That's why he doesn't motivate the Dem base like he did in 2008. They have a better idea of what he's selling.

OK. What do you propose to bridge the divide as TylerC was asking?

Which divide specifically?

The partisan gap.

Well, antifa needs to be destroyed by the FBI, for starters.

Antifa is a counterterrorism issue.

while i do want antifa taken down, that wont bridge any gap, that will widen it

We can't engage on civil terms when there's a constant threat of physical violence lurking.

the people that support them will decry it, no matter how soft the takedown is

i agree with you dev

i think the threat of that violence is the only reason i am here

Ending violence against Trump supporters is a non-negotiable precondition for any move to 'bridge the partisan divide'.

its the worst thing to come of all of this crap

that stance i can understand, not sure i could support it to that degree

im not trying to start crap, just in my head there has to be something that can be done

not that us on this board are going to be the ones to find it

There's also the fact that the SJW left is literally a cult and that makes any attempt to engage with it completely pointless.

but if people on a chatroom with similar interests cant even find the common ground... what hope is there for the people sittign on the edges of the extreeme

ya sjw has become a religion

no doubt about it

There isn't hope of that and realistically you shouldn't expect it.

well ok maybe not for the edgelords

but at least the people caught in the middle

we should be able to be saved without jumping in line

Yeah, you need to be able to moderate to some extent.

Who in the Dem Party represents the middle right now?

It looks like the Dems have already cut off the middle.

candidate wise or just people side?

@devpav Ask Lago, he keeps saying they're full of sane people but never really gives names.