Why did the Republicans hate everything Obama did, and the Democrats hate everything Trump does?
There are some good answers in this thread (also a few nonsense ones), but I’m going to suggest another way of looking at this issue. In a recent post here:https://www.quora.com/What-probl...I discuss a possible example of personality extremes as measured by the Myers Briggs Personality assessment. As an INTJ, my decisions are generally based on logic, while my ESFJ wife makes decisions based on her values. Said another way… Thinkers (T’s) tend to use their intellect more than their hearts, and Feelers (F’s) tend to use their hearts more than intellect, when it comes to decisions.We can look at history to see famous examples. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain clearly exhibited a very strong F (Feeling) personality. He was convinced that if the U.K. just ignored Nazi Germany there would be no problem.Winston Churchill on the other hand demonstrated a very strong T (Thinking) personality. He assessed the logic of Hitler’s aggression's, and projected into the future a likely outcome for the U.K. with increasing danger.This is an over simplification – Myers Briggs is much more complicated – but I believe the general trend demonstrated herein is worthy of consideration. For example strong F (Feeling) personalities tend to see the benefits of immigration, and it makes them feel good. Strong T (Thinking) personalities tend to see the risks of immigration, and it makes them feel vulnerable.In my opinion the problem here in the United States is not that we have these different perspectives among the electorate; this is just diversity.The real problem is that politicians take advantage of these inherent differences and amplify the rhetoric… NOT in an effort to find a compromise, but instead to polarize the electorate to gain votes. Politicians are virtually all sleaze, and will do most anything to stay in office.For further discussion on politician “sleaze” factors, see my answer here:https://www.quora.com/Do-liberal...Here is a preview… For the 49 members of Congress who went from a negative net worth to a positive net worth, the average increase was $3.4 million per member. Most members of Congress go in as paupers and come out as millionaires; the vast majority (at a minimum) double their net worth every year.Wow! I wonder how they do that?