Why is it a cesspool? You made a statement about how D/R politicians are similar, but when challenged you agree that some of the antics by the R’s was poor form. Were you expecting the centrists and leftists on here to then offer up an exchange and admit we have problems? We do. If that makes you feel better. But back to your statement earlier about protestors and rioters. Several rioters were found to be right wing nut jobs, as were the counter protestors. And think about what the message was; we need police reform and we need to let America and the world know that black lives are no less valuable. Something I believe you believe (pardon my shitty syntax). So one group went out there, in a pandemic, to protest the murder of people by law enforcement, and they risked their lives to save lives. The other group went out there to cause mayhem during a pandemic. Most of us are willing to agree that many politicians are terrible. Where we differ is on how we support shitty politicians. R’s revel in their horrible behavior and wear it like a badge of honor. D’s take down their own. Trump dismantled the pandemic team on the ground that could have helped early on. Hillary would have never done that. Hillary would have never called it a hoax. She knew how government operated and all evidence is there that she could have distributed supplies/aid coherently rather than it become 50 states, some islands, and a Federal government competition for resources. Let’s not even get into the discussion of the secret police and mail fraud committed by the leadership. I think maybe you call it a cesspool because you simply cannot admit to anyone that your team has fumble fucked this whole situation and that you cannot defend it, so you would rather take your ball and go home.