The divisiveness is toxic and dangerous.

[kentuck]

Yesterday, a couple or three teams kept their players in their locker rooms as the national anthem was being played. They did so in response to comments that had been made by President Tweeter. Even in the NFL, the teams had been divided into those that wanted to stand and honor the flag and those that wanted to kneel to protest the injustices they saw in our justice system. Even the fans of football were divided by the words of Donald J Trump. If there is one area where he excels, it is in dividing our people. He is a great divider.

His every utterance is meant to escape any personal responsibility and to blame someone else. Even when he is talking about the "Little Rocket Man", he says it "is a problem that should have been taken care of a long time ago". It's always somebody else's fault. Never his.

Every aspect of American culture must be divided into two different sides. It is not possible to unite on any subject with Donald Trump. Because if there are not at least two sides, there can be no division. He is in the process of dividing America at every level, including families.

[AngryAmish]

1. Only if we rise to his bait.

[Trust Buster]

2. The difference of opinion between standing and kneeling existed before Dotard Don's comments.

He is trying to hijack the issue for political gain. Don't fall for it.

[kentuck]

4. No doubt about it.

But just because someone can gain politically from an issue does not mean they should do so, if it is to the detriment of us all.

Someone had tweeted this morning that "Trump was Pavlov and we are all dogs..."

[Trust Buster]

6. That was conservative John Podheritz (Sp.).

[kentuck]

14. Thanks!

I heard it mentioned on Morning Joe ...

[Johnny2X2X]

3. Division

His goal is to divide Americans, and this is an issue that is perfect for that. He thinks that they win on these issues so he is pushing this.

We've never had someone like this before. Someone who seeks for Americans to hate each other more and more. That is a threat to our Democracy.

[world wide wally]

9. An even more divided America is Putin's wet dream.

Donnie is doing a great job

[kentuck]

10. If he's not working for Putin...

...he should be.

[beachbum bob]

5. america been divided for decades, now its the most glaring. Its the result of the

class warfare where the 99% are fighting against each other and not taking on the unfairness of our system that keeps rewarding the 1% at the cost of the 99%

divide and conquer, it works and we have today's america as a direct result of it

[kentuck]

8. We have always been divided...

That is why we have had to work so hard to try and unite our country, despite all our differences. Trump does not understand our history or the hard work that many Americans have put forward to try and keep our nation together. Does he know that we once fought a Civil War?

[beachbum bob]

15. divided can be measured, we are the most divided in my 64 yrs of living and its

been manipulated to be so.

[kentuck]

16. He couldn't be more divisive if he were a Russian plant...

Divide and conquer.

[MoonRiver]

7. Fortunately he's too stupid and ignorant to pull it off.

With every attempt he just looks more like the demented buffoon he is.

[pangaia]

11. This was the plan from the beginning, whenever that actually was.

Putin, Bannon, the russian 'chaos mafia,' etc.

Divide the west, cause chaos, conflict, separate the US from Europe. Bring down liberal democratic society.

What follows? Among other things, think ukraine, latvia, belarus, lituania, estonia, just for starters...
A majority of americans in the poor house, starving, dying from mosquito bites,

We don't see the big picture, the forest for the trees... and yet,, we must fight to get through the trees.

education knowledge is needed.. but how to get it out there....??

[kentuck]

12. Much of it is about a lack of self-awareness.

Citizens do not realize when they are being divided?

[pangaia]

13. true, absolutely true.. somehow they need to be told

will that happen?

I doubt it.