M Prod
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That is your choice to make 53% of American's your enemy. Nothing ever gets accomplished at the extremes, except starting wars.
I am a conservative. Some of my friends are very left. I was steaming mad when the Trudeau Liberals were elected. I still vehemently disagree with a lot of the Liberal's policies, but our democratic system says I am in the minority in Canada (for now - I am still trying to convince as many Liberals as I can to see the other side).
The most left leaning people I know live two doors down. They are fantastic people. A teacher and a lawyer for the government. Great kids, but had the same issues as we are with raising young adults. They love their parents. They love their country. When times get rough, they would do anything for us, and we would do anything for them. We disagree on some aspects of how the country should be governed and what role government should play in Canadian society. They are not communists. They are not anti-capitalism. They believe in hard work and setting goals and merit-based success. They are anti-crime. They are god loving but not radicals. Catholics but not anti-muslim. I don't hate them in any way. Not one bit. But we disagree on many political matters.
When you have democratic countries where about half lean left and half lean right, you have governments that will tilt back and forth left and right over time. The US has that, Canada has that. I truly believe that we are a more unified nation by respecting both views and working to a consensus that works for both side. Unity does not mean agreeing on everything. It means agreeing on most things. If most things are not agreed, or if the process to sort this is out is not respected, then a Nation cannot succeed.
Mark 3:25 "And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand".
Yes, but your conservatism is considered left in the states. The Canadian Conservative Party much more represents what Democrats represent in the US. The Liberal Party and NDP would be considered far left extremist socialists down there.