I`m sure he is a good man and wants to unite America but up to now he`s been doing the opposite. He is not divisive by choice ......but his choices have been divisive, even among Democrats.
His clumsy retreat from Afghanistan and his multi Trillion aid and spending package have have been good examples of actions that are divisive.
I asked for examples on how he's being divisive and you first went with he's not being divisive by choice and then mentioned Afghanistan and the trillion dollar package.
First, "divisive not by choice" is flailing as arguments go.
Secondly, as we've already covered, Biden could have absolutely handled the Afghanistan withdrawal better. But it's so amusing to me as to you why you think this is a pivotal political issue. The country suddenly deeply cares about a country we've had a foothold in since 2001? Even at the height of the suicide bombings, they were just events that were happening "over there."
Everything that led up to quick collapse of the Afghan government-- like inaccurate troop numbers, corruption, a government that had most of its power in Kabul, to name a few examples--were decades in the making and spanned the administrations of Bush, Obama and Trump. And not only were most Americans tired of the unending wars (Trump campaigned on it), but that Afghanistan couldn't stand on its own for long precisely proved the point that the only way stability was possible was America's interminable presence. There's nothing sustainable about that.
Had Trump won in 2020, I don't see the Afghan pullback going any smoother. Trump and Pompeo didn't even include the Afghan government in the talks that happened with the Taliban in Doha. And it bears repeating again Biden followed through on Trump's plan. A big reason that Biden had the boldness (or stupidity, if you're inclined) on following through is because he's personally felt for a long time that we don't belong in Afghanistan.
As for the trillion dollar spending being divisive, polls say the opposite. Most of the provisions (that have been significantly pared down) are popular from anywhere from 56% to 66% of those polled. (Any partisan divide you might be see in the polling is specious. Even many poor Republicans, who get on disability instead of welfare, will greatly benefit too. But rank and file Republican voters are already beyond policy, which explains why they vote for Republicans that give them culture war issues, not pocket book issues. As another example, not a single Republican voted for the $1400 stimulus check but that money was mailed to Republicans too). We're on a message board where we discuss spending play money on X woman--because we're in a place in our lives where we can afford to. Despite all the vast wealth in this country, there are many people that can't afford the basics. And part of the employee empowerment taking place now is overdue backlash from poverty wages. The govt would have no need to step in if people could actually work their way out of poverty. Many of the provisions that are or were in BBB, like free college or paid leave are already taken for granted in many other European countries that aren't as rich as the US is. Do some of the provisions like free college (which is no longer on the table) be means tested? Of course. If you think government helping people is divisive, were you saying the same thing when they pass billions in tax cuts for people who already have more money than they can spend?
