My view expressed to FH is not getting across.Democrats can be Left or Right. They tend to be Right leaning with Conservative tendencies of preserving the status quo.
This is not productive.
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My view expressed to FH is not getting across.Democrats can be Left or Right. They tend to be Right leaning with Conservative tendencies of preserving the status quo.
It only seems that way to you.So it seems that you’re confused....
They follow tortured readings of it.Note to all: Read the Constitution and then take another look at the 2 major political parties.....does either side actually follow it?
So it seems that you’re confused, because everything you listed are constructs of the Right.
Can you give examples wherein this has become a threat?Then I'm not sure if you're paying attention to way in which, to my mind, the far-left has the potential to establish gravity in the general left. And that means that issues of freedom break the membrane between freedom and decree
We're using different definitions of "left" then.Yep.
There are two major parties in the US, the far right and the crazy right.We're using different definitions of "left" then.
So we've reached the point that Democrats
& Republicans are both right wing?
That runs counter to how things are normally discussedThere are two major parties in the US, the far right and the crazy right.
The democrats are left of the republicans. That doesn't mean they are left. When your Overton window cuts off most of the left side of the spectrum, those on the mid-right seem to be left.
Correct. The radical far right, Fox, Breitbart, Rush, etc make the claim that "mainstream media is far left."Many N Ameristanians here on RF use
the terms "left" & "right"....in the media, on RF, & IRL.
Yep.
Can you give examples wherein this has become a threat?
No, they weren't tested. PoliticalCompas.org did the evaluation based on voting records. https://www.politicalcompass.org/us...IC5td_7i36BNzAmU264EUOuTo4py7dYRbObjV7V2ckoXQIs that actually where they test to? I'm having trouble believing that
Your statement was thus:You don't see how idealism would discount freedoms?
You guys are far far too authoritarian for my taste.The OP assertion proved that no matter how much he tries to deny it, he's clearly...
The current pandemic shows how true authoritarians are horrible at fighting the pandemic (outside of China). Trump, Bolsonaro and others are proving that every day.You guys are far far too authoritarian for my taste.
I know, I know....your way makes for an efficient society,
eg, central control are best at fighting pandemics.
But efficiency isn't everything. And it has a downside
when government works against us.
Authoritarian regimes aren't guaranteed to be efficient.The current pandemic shows how true authoritarians are horrible at fighting the pandemic (outside of China). Trump, Bolsonaro and others are proving that every day.
96% of people are of below average maturity.There is an indirect relationship with the maturity of people and the need for rules. There would be no need for rules and fines for mask wearing, social distancing etc if people acted maturely and respected facts.
Even libertarians (most) allow that some government authority is useful.When a significant number of people could care less what happens to others, to the financial well being of the country and in fact anything but their immediate self-gratification, the need for government authority increases.
When the day comes that people are significantly more mature, I will automatically become a libertarian because people will be mindful of the consequences of their behavior and act accordingly. The need for rules and laws to enforce responsible behavior will have ended.
To which I replied, “Examples please.”