Where is the art of political compromise?

The Republicans and Democrats have shut the American government down but are showing no sign of compromise. The latest French prime minister who has only been in the job for a month has resigned because he says the French parliament is not prepared to comrormise. This is all the rage these days. No one seems to know what compromise is and how important a part it is supposed to play in life, let alone in politics. It's the way of the world right now. No politician wants to back down. America is now more divided than ever before. Donald Trump is not a compromise president. He says what he wants and issue threats and ultimatums if he doesn't get it. Benjamin Netanyahu says he is prepared to compromise to get a peace deal to end the war in Gaza, but he doesn't mean it. He still wants the same things, ie the total dismantling of Hamas and no separate Palestine state. He will never back down from these objectives. The great deals of the past have all involved some give-and-take. That's the way business is supposed to be done. But these days it's all or nothing. Let's hope the Trump deal for peace in Gaza works out. But if Hamas refuses to disarm and tries to hang on to some form of ruling status in Gaza, peace will be a long way off. What happens in France, who knows? Five prime ministers in the last two years! It's as bad as Britain.