We have to agree where we ARE before we stand a chance to agree about what we do from here.
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We don't do that with self-delusion and deflecting blame though.
The blame doesn't rest solely on conservatives for this current situation, sure. Some of it falls on the huge number of people who "protest voted". Some of it rests on the Democratic party for pretending to be the party of the people, but really just being a milquetoast center-right corporatist party that serves the same masters as the Republican party.
For any of us to "come together" and "agree about what we are to do from here," for any one group to trust the other, we all have to come to terms with and accept our share of the blame. Deflecting blame or deluding ourselves with rhetoric like "we didn't do anything wrong, we were just lied to" is unproductive. No side will trust the other as long as anyone is still making excuses for themselves.
Be adults, look inward instead of projecting blame, accept responsibility for your actions, and then maybe we can come together to fight against fascism.
Baby steps