Opinion Americans - Which single issue would you like to see your party flip on to steal voters?

[Swing]

Policy wise nothing really. As far as general social stuff I guess my line in the sand is people's right to define themselves how they want versus harassing individuals into showing specific kinds of support. It's one thing to expect people to be tolerant and quite another to demand that they toe some line.

 

[kenetics]

I voted twice for Trump (3x actually but who is counting).

We need to transition from a society dependent upon health insurance to a society that offers Healthcare to all citizens in need.

It's not about votes its about taking care of our own.

Our own should be humanity.

 

[Finding Deebo]

I've unintentionally moved into the "conservative" realm as I used to be more a centrist but apparently that makes me Alt-right (whatever the fuck that means) in the eyes of the new left. I refuse to associate with a "party" as it's no different than gang mentality, and am willing to change my opinion/wants based on the circumstances of the nation and the world we live in.

With that being said, anyone that would seriously address the debt and heatlhcare COST (not just coverage) would be a strong candidate in my eyes. And by serious, I don't mean simply increase debt by less than the other guy. You're in the same boat to me, just kicking the can down the road. As for healthcare, I was all about the ACA, right up until they took the gov't negotiating with pharmaceutical companies off the table. At this point, I realized not only were they not serious of getting down to the root problem, but were basically a) buying votes and b) cutting these companies a big check at the expense of those that already do our duty and insure ourselves. In all honesty, when you look at our federal expenditures, cutting down healthcare costs is instrumental in cutting down the debt. So I can't really separate the two as they're invariably linked. You got some other good topics on there as well.

 

[Finding Deebo]

Our own should be humanity.

It SHOULD be, but unfortunately alot of humanity doesn't feel that way about us either, so our altruism would be taken advantage of, and our kindess seen as weakness. Altruism is a luxury of the safe, secure, and affluent.

 

[bigkick]

Dems should stop talking about guns. No changes are going to happen. Too many guns out there. But the talk of confiscation scares gun owners.

 

[kenetics]

It SHOULD be, but unfortunately alot of humanity doesn't feel that way about us either, so our altruism would be taken advantage of, and our kindess seen as weakness. Altruism is a luxury of the safe, secure, and affluent.

That's why you show them with action and compassion. That's not weakness, that's great leadership to show others we can all do better if we try

 

[ineverpost]

Lol at "your party". I feel more like a member of a baseball team I root for than a political party I vote for.

 

[Finding Deebo]

That's why you show them with action and compassion. That's not weakness, that's great leadership to show others we can all do better if we try

It's a nice idea, but like any system that relies on human cooperation, the moment people start taking advantage of it at the expense of others, those others say "fuck it". And yes, to alot of the world, compassion is viewed as something to take advantage of.

 

[Liquid Samurai]

"Which crumbs do you wish the controlling elite would allow their puppets in Govt to sprinkle over our heads for 4-8 years while the masses of sheep fight over birth certificates and tax returns."

 

[kenetics]

It's a nice idea, but like any system that relies on human cooperation, the moment people start taking advantage of it at the expense of others, those others say "fuck it". And yes, to alot of the world, compassion is viewed as something to take advantage of.

You always have people who take advantage but I think that's a small percentage compared to people who want humanity to move forward .

 

[Finding Deebo]

You always have people who take advantage but I think that's a small percentage compared to people who want humanity to move forward .

While I appreciate your optimisim, I think what keeps most people at bay is the fact that there are consequences vice wanting to move humanity forward. And "foward" isn't always a good thing.

 

[kenetics]

While I appreciate your optimisim, I think what keeps most people at bay is the fact that there are consequences vice wanting to move humanity forward. And "foward" isn't always a good thing.

I guess I look to the far future when I'm gone. I hope humaity are traveling the cosmos . Simple earth problems will be gone for the most part.

 

[Finding Deebo]

I guess I look to the far future when I'm gone. I hope humaity are traveling the cosmos . Simple earth problems will be gone for the most part.

Yeah we're definitely not traveling to the cosmos...not in any significant way anyways. Technological progress as seen from 1850 till about 1980 will never be seen again. Not to say we won't make some progress, but it's be far more incremental, and not enough for the cosmos. Even that rule about processor speed constantly improving is being revised...

 

[Lead]

For the GOP,
Healthcare- it’s rhetoric but they either need to just say they don’t have a solution for that issue or actually present one. I don’t see a reason to run on appealing ACA at this point and it needs to be let go. I think it would be interesting if they allowed states that wanted to opt out of federal programs like Medicare, etc in order to pursue state alternatives like single payer could at least diffuse some of the national debate on it.
Climate Change or at least Conservationism- I think there’s enough overlap here with infrastructure spending and the “American First” angle where you could turn the party toward a national goal on this. It wouldn’t resemble the green new deal but it could be a clearer long term time line that also includes nuclear energy in it to be competitive on cutting emissions faster.
Debt/ deficit- they need to actually govern the way they campaign. Any increase in the deficit needs strong reasoning behind it (economic collapse or investment in infrastructure) and any drop in taxes needs tied to a drop in spending or alternative taxes as well to justify it.

For GOP and Dems
Immigration- Id like to see something like an e-verify bill along with giving current illegals who’ve been in the country a path to citizenship. Our current situation isn’t transparent or really enforced which is causing second tier residents. If the higher enforcement requires more legal immigration, do it. The way it’s currently working is an underhanded way to still have things work while putting off any reform. Reform needs to happen where afterwards, there isn’t a continuation of the idea illegals are stealing jobs or those who come in illegally can just be given citizenship every decade or so.

I listed more than two but I generally think it’s healthcare and immigration that are causing fault lines despite there not being a strong alignment of what’s being said to what actually should or can happen.

 

[Fluffernutter]

Being subordinate to the MIC.

 

[kenetics]

Yeah we're definitely not traveling to the cosmos...not in any significant way anyways. Technological progress as seen from 1850 till about 1980 will never be seen again. Not to say we won't make some progress, but it's be far more incremental, and not enough for the cosmos. Even that rule about processor speed constantly improving is being revised...

Don't agree. Technology will continue to improve. 1000 yrs from now it's going to be very different if we make it.

 

[Gutter Chris]

I think democrats would be much more formidable if they embraced the second amendment and took immigration a bit more seriously

On the flip side I think republicans would be much harder to beat if they were pro Medicare for all and pro criminal justice reform

 

[Finding Deebo]

Don't agree. Technology will continue to improve. 1000 yrs from now it's going to be very different if we make it.

It'll improve, but incrementally and it's ultimately resource-dependent. I work in alternative energy and thermodyamic systems research, this is a hot topic. We've already slowed down quite a bit, and no amount of technology creates more resources. People don't like to acknowledge this because it points to a harsh reality, that there was always going to be an endpoint to human achievement.

 

[kenetics]

It'll improve, but incrementally and it's ultimately resource-dependent. I work in alternative energy and thermodyamic systems research, this is a hot topic. We've already slowed down quite a bit, and no amount of technology creates more resources.

Quantum computing will help solve alot of problems.

 

[Finding Deebo]

Quantum computing will help solve alot of problems.

Once again, won't create more resources.