Either that, or they are trying to position themselves in a power position post-trump.

Well said. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Or as that war criminal Henry Kissinger said, "there are no allies, only temporarily-shared interests."

I don't know how to state it any plainer than I have for months, now. I intend to enjoy my day and not bicker with those I consider equal and friend. You know what the good/bad cop routine looks like. You can consider that in this context or not, at your leisure. Enjoy your Sunday and give Ghost a belly rub for me, if you please.

I get it. People are scared and the major parties are juicing that up to their advantage and our disadvantage. The prefrontal executive functioning center is wired to take a back seat to the fight/flight/freeze/fawn instinct of the amygdala for important reasons. But feedback loops happen. I'm scared, too. And watching things go from bad to worse played into that loop, activating anger that fed right back into the loop. Now I'm calm. That doesn't mean I don't experience momentary feelings of fear and/or anger. It means I remind myself that the best decisions aren't made from that plane 6, and I need to think long term. It's going to be painful, either way. There's going to be suffering, either way. There's going to be an event horizon, either way. The point is, can I muster the courage and face it head on, because delaying the inevitable means pain and suffering will be worse the longer the delay. Am I willing to take the brunt now so the generations behind me have hope of shaping a future for themselves that sees benefits of Gen X and Boomers, on the political landscape? Because if I'm not willing to take that chance, the politicians will make sure the coming challenges weigh most heavily on the many, for the least suffering of the few.

The democrats are literally fine, they're not my ideal party but I'd place them on the good side of the line