a new party

[Papageorgio]

democrats are moving too far left

republicans have gone too far right

i find myself appreciating rinos and dinos more these days

we need a third party for the majority of us who are moderates

conservatives are mainstream, the Dems are far left wing extremist who are attempting create a one Party banana republic

right wingers are not mainstream

REAL conservatives might be but right wingers are not

I am a conservative as it applies to how I live my life. I follow an ideology that helps me make decisions for myself, my family , my community and my business.
Does that make me a right winger?
Lets do the check box.

Personal responsibility....check
Learn from my mistakes....check
do not blame others for my decisions.....check
Do not count on others to help me.....check
Do not ask others to help me.....check
Never count on government to help me other than national security which I am not allowed to be a prat of....check
Abortion....dont believe in it as I was supposed to be an aborted baby....and instead I am 35 years married, well educated, a couple of married kids and a business that survivied COVID....BUT....I will always support a SCOTUS decision....check
I am not a fan of welfare but my human emotion allows me to respect it and support it....albeit. no fan at all. I never took it and trust me...at the age of 22 and homeless, I needed it.

SO am I a right winger?

You tell me.

no


i respect all of your positions

and i want pot legal and equal rights for gays, atheists, nonchristians

and i dont want the bible used as law of the land

am i a leftwinger?

......do you have any idea what you are asking for when you want '' police killings''' to stop????!!
do?????
.....a perfect world!!! you do know it's not a perfect world--humans are not perfect
.....if you people are thinking at all, you are thinking with your emotions
gt in the real world
..this is REAL life--not the movies

Can you go into detail on your first sentence?

sure--all explained here:

there is no police brutality problem

..there are 10 MILLION arrests per year--this is not counting traffic stops ..there are 30 million calls for police assistance ..and how many without--a--question--police caused murder/manslaughter deaths ??? let's go high and say 30 [ and 30 is a lot more than there really is ] ..that's 1...

www.usmessageboard.com

So, there are various studies that demonstrate cops treat people differently depending on race. It can be to the extreme when LEOs commit murder to simply pulling over someone because the color of their skin to everything in-between.

1. bullshit--we've been over those before
2. blacks commit crimes at HIGHER rates!!! what don't you people understand about that??
3. hahhahahahhahaha = your post does NOT REFUTE that there is not a problem of police brutality....treating people different is a whole other subject = you lose -final

most blacks do not commit crimes
most blacks are not criminals

10% of whites are criminals
but most whites are not criminals

see?
fair and logical

He did say most blacks commit crimes. He said they commit crime at a higher rate.

 

[harmonica]

democrats are moving too far left

republicans have gone too far right

i find myself appreciating rinos and dinos more these days

we need a third party for the majority of us who are moderates

conservatives are mainstream, the Dems are far left wing extremist who are attempting create a one Party banana republic

right wingers are not mainstream

REAL conservatives might be but right wingers are not

I am a conservative as it applies to how I live my life. I follow an ideology that helps me make decisions for myself, my family , my community and my business.
Does that make me a right winger?
Lets do the check box.

Personal responsibility....check
Learn from my mistakes....check
do not blame others for my decisions.....check
Do not count on others to help me.....check
Do not ask others to help me.....check
Never count on government to help me other than national security which I am not allowed to be a prat of....check
Abortion....dont believe in it as I was supposed to be an aborted baby....and instead I am 35 years married, well educated, a couple of married kids and a business that survivied COVID....BUT....I will always support a SCOTUS decision....check
I am not a fan of welfare but my human emotion allows me to respect it and support it....albeit. no fan at all. I never took it and trust me...at the age of 22 and homeless, I needed it.

SO am I a right winger?

You tell me.

no


i respect all of your positions

and i want pot legal and equal rights for gays, atheists, nonchristians

and i dont want the bible used as law of the land

am i a leftwinger?

......do you have any idea what you are asking for when you want '' police killings''' to stop????!!
do?????
.....a perfect world!!! you do know it's not a perfect world--humans are not perfect
.....if you people are thinking at all, you are thinking with your emotions
gt in the real world
..this is REAL life--not the movies

Can you go into detail on your first sentence?

sure--all explained here:

there is no police brutality problem

..there are 10 MILLION arrests per year--this is not counting traffic stops ..there are 30 million calls for police assistance ..and how many without--a--question--police caused murder/manslaughter deaths ??? let's go high and say 30 [ and 30 is a lot more than there really is ] ..that's 1...

www.usmessageboard.com

So, there are various studies that demonstrate cops treat people differently depending on race. It can be to the extreme when LEOs commit murder to simply pulling over someone because the color of their skin to everything in-between.

.....bullshit-----bullshit-----they don't treat them differently because of their skin color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
..you people have been brainwashed so much you believe that INSANITY

Really? So when they are followed in the stores or pulled over for nothing that's because ....?

we've been over this before in other threads
1. so, like I said BEFORE, they commit rape, murder, etc at higher rates, but you want us to believe they will obey traffic laws better??????????!!!!!!!!
INSANE
2. someone else said they same shit --you know what he said???:
his black friend SAID the cops pulled him for nothing --HHAHAHAHAHAHA
THAT was his proof
3. I've already asked in other threads for proof of your insane claim, and no one has provided any thing near credible
4. example--ever read the Ferguson Report!!!?? the MSM says the cops/etc fined/etc blacks for NOTHING----so I read it ALL.....one black was in violation of an ordnance --so they fined him---the BLACK said the cops fined him for---------------BEING BLACK,--- NOT for violating the ordnance
.....all bullshit ...we are not stupid----and believe all the MSM crap

 

[HappyJoy]

democrats are moving too far left

republicans have gone too far right

i find myself appreciating rinos and dinos more these days

we need a third party for the majority of us who are moderates

conservatives are mainstream, the Dems are far left wing extremist who are attempting create a one Party banana republic

right wingers are not mainstream

REAL conservatives might be but right wingers are not

I am a conservative as it applies to how I live my life. I follow an ideology that helps me make decisions for myself, my family , my community and my business.
Does that make me a right winger?
Lets do the check box.

Personal responsibility....check
Learn from my mistakes....check
do not blame others for my decisions.....check
Do not count on others to help me.....check
Do not ask others to help me.....check
Never count on government to help me other than national security which I am not allowed to be a prat of....check
Abortion....dont believe in it as I was supposed to be an aborted baby....and instead I am 35 years married, well educated, a couple of married kids and a business that survivied COVID....BUT....I will always support a SCOTUS decision....check
I am not a fan of welfare but my human emotion allows me to respect it and support it....albeit. no fan at all. I never took it and trust me...at the age of 22 and homeless, I needed it.

SO am I a right winger?

You tell me.

no


i respect all of your positions

and i want pot legal and equal rights for gays, atheists, nonchristians

and i dont want the bible used as law of the land

am i a leftwinger?

......do you have any idea what you are asking for when you want '' police killings''' to stop????!!
do?????
.....a perfect world!!! you do know it's not a perfect world--humans are not perfect
.....if you people are thinking at all, you are thinking with your emotions
gt in the real world
..this is REAL life--not the movies

Can you go into detail on your first sentence?

sure--all explained here:

there is no police brutality problem

..there are 10 MILLION arrests per year--this is not counting traffic stops ..there are 30 million calls for police assistance ..and how many without--a--question--police caused murder/manslaughter deaths ??? let's go high and say 30 [ and 30 is a lot more than there really is ] ..that's 1...

www.usmessageboard.com

So, there are various studies that demonstrate cops treat people differently depending on race. It can be to the extreme when LEOs commit murder to simply pulling over someone because the color of their skin to everything in-between.

.....bullshit-----bullshit-----they don't treat them differently because of their skin color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
..you people have been brainwashed so much you believe that INSANITY

Really? So when they are followed in the stores or pulled over for nothing that's because ....?

we've been over this before in other threads
1. so, like I said BEFORE, they commit rape, murder, etc at higher rates, but you want us to believe they will obey traffic laws better??????????!!!!!!!!

You don't think black people can obey traffic laws?

INSANE
2. someone else said they same shit --you know what he said???:
his black friend SAID the cops pulled him for nothing --HHAHAHAHAHAHA
THAT was his proofs

How about a peer reviewed study instead?

A large-scale analysis of racial disparities in police stops across the United States - Nature Human Behaviour

Pierson et al. compiled and analysed a dataset detailing nearly 100 million traffic stops conducted across the United States, finding evidence of persistent racial bias against black and Hispanic drivers in police stops and search decisions.

www.nature.com

3. I've already asked in other threads for proof of your insane claim, and no one has provided any thing near credible

Well now you can't say that.

4. example--ever read the Ferguson Report!!!?? the MSM says the cops/etc fined/etc blacks for NOTHING----so I read it ALL.....one black was in violation of an ordnance --so they fined him---the BLACK said the cops fined him for---------------BEING BLACK,--- NOT for violating the ordnance
.....all bullshit ...we are not stupid----and believe all the MSM crap

Neat.

 

[kaz]

You're gong to have to define what it is to be moderate these days. Not that you can't, I just genuinely don't know what that means anymore.

moderate is supporting the constitution as written,,,

What you really mean is to interpret the Constitution as believed by conservatives. Doesn't sound moderate to me.

Only insofar as what conservatives believe is what's actually written. And how can you say it "doesn't sound moderate to you", when you just got done telling us you have no idea what moderate means? Do you even listen to yourself?

I get it, conservatives think they are moderate. Enjoy your day.

and they believe anyone who isnt lock step loons like them must be leftwing marxists.

Pretty much. By the way, this could have been a good conversation about moderation, extremism and compromise but well, look what they did to your thread.

It's hilarious that you see yourself as moderate

Not hilarious. A pathetic individual who finds the only way to gain credibility is to identify himself/herself as something he/ she isn't.
I see it all the time.
I love those ones who say "I am a staunch conservative but I changed my vote to Biden"

I can see a staunch conservative not want to vote for Trump....but I could never see one voting for Obama. Most, such as George HW Bush would simply sit this one out.

They come and go.

Could it be because they do not think Trump is a Conservative? How many long time Conservatives voted for Biden because they thought he was the best choice?

Zero conservatives voted for Biden

You're not the voice for conservatism. If a conservative tells you who they voted for then that's what they did.

Sssaaaawwwwiiisssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

That isn't what I said about them, LOL.

No conservative ever voted for Biden. Not one

 

[kaz]

You're gong to have to define what it is to be moderate these days. Not that you can't, I just genuinely don't know what that means anymore.

moderate is supporting the constitution as written,,,

What you really mean is to interpret the Constitution as believed by conservatives. Doesn't sound moderate to me.

Only insofar as what conservatives believe is what's actually written. And how can you say it "doesn't sound moderate to you", when you just got done telling us you have no idea what moderate means? Do you even listen to yourself?

I get it, conservatives think they are moderate. Enjoy your day.

and they believe anyone who isnt lock step loons like them must be leftwing marxists.

Pretty much. By the way, this could have been a good conversation about moderation, extremism and compromise but well, look what they did to your thread.

It's hilarious that you see yourself as moderate

Not hilarious. A pathetic individual who finds the only way to gain credibility is to identify himself/herself as something he/ she isn't.
I see it all the time.
I love those ones who say "I am a staunch conservative but I changed my vote to Biden"

I can see a staunch conservative not want to vote for Trump....but I could never see one voting for Obama. Most, such as George HW Bush would simply sit this one out.

They come and go.

Could it be because they do not think Trump is a Conservative? How many long time Conservatives voted for Biden because they thought he was the best choice?

Zero conservatives voted for Biden

You know better! Do you have anything to add to what needs to be done in the future?

No idea what that's supposed to mean. But not one conservative voted for Biden

 

[harmonica]

democrats are moving too far left

republicans have gone too far right

i find myself appreciating rinos and dinos more these days

we need a third party for the majority of us who are moderates

conservatives are mainstream, the Dems are far left wing extremist who are attempting create a one Party banana republic

right wingers are not mainstream

REAL conservatives might be but right wingers are not

I am a conservative as it applies to how I live my life. I follow an ideology that helps me make decisions for myself, my family , my community and my business.
Does that make me a right winger?
Lets do the check box.

Personal responsibility....check
Learn from my mistakes....check
do not blame others for my decisions.....check
Do not count on others to help me.....check
Do not ask others to help me.....check
Never count on government to help me other than national security which I am not allowed to be a prat of....check
Abortion....dont believe in it as I was supposed to be an aborted baby....and instead I am 35 years married, well educated, a couple of married kids and a business that survivied COVID....BUT....I will always support a SCOTUS decision....check
I am not a fan of welfare but my human emotion allows me to respect it and support it....albeit. no fan at all. I never took it and trust me...at the age of 22 and homeless, I needed it.

SO am I a right winger?

You tell me.

no


i respect all of your positions

and i want pot legal and equal rights for gays, atheists, nonchristians

and i dont want the bible used as law of the land

am i a leftwinger?

......do you have any idea what you are asking for when you want '' police killings''' to stop????!!
do?????
.....a perfect world!!! you do know it's not a perfect world--humans are not perfect
.....if you people are thinking at all, you are thinking with your emotions
gt in the real world
..this is REAL life--not the movies

Can you go into detail on your first sentence?

sure--all explained here:

there is no police brutality problem

..there are 10 MILLION arrests per year--this is not counting traffic stops ..there are 30 million calls for police assistance ..and how many without--a--question--police caused murder/manslaughter deaths ??? let's go high and say 30 [ and 30 is a lot more than there really is ] ..that's 1...

www.usmessageboard.com

So, there are various studies that demonstrate cops treat people differently depending on race. It can be to the extreme when LEOs commit murder to simply pulling over someone because the color of their skin to everything in-between.

.....bullshit-----bullshit-----they don't treat them differently because of their skin color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
..you people have been brainwashed so much you believe that INSANITY

Really? So when they are followed in the stores or pulled over for nothing that's because ....?

we've been over this before in other threads
1. so, like I said BEFORE, they commit rape, murder, etc at higher rates, but you want us to believe they will obey traffic laws better??????????!!!!!!!!

You don't think black people can obey traffic laws?

INSANE
2. someone else said they same shit --you know what he said???:
his black friend SAID the cops pulled him for nothing --HHAHAHAHAHAHA
THAT was his proofs

How about a peer reviewed study instead?

A large-scale analysis of racial disparities in police stops across the United States - Nature Human Behaviour

Pierson et al. compiled and analysed a dataset detailing nearly 100 million traffic stops conducted across the United States, finding evidence of persistent racial bias against black and Hispanic drivers in police stops and search decisions.

www.nature.com

3. I've already asked in other threads for proof of your insane claim, and no one has provided any thing near credible

Well now you can't say that.

4. example--ever read the Ferguson Report!!!?? the MSM says the cops/etc fined/etc blacks for NOTHING----so I read it ALL.....one black was in violation of an ordnance --so they fined him---the BLACK said the cops fined him for---------------BEING BLACK,--- NOT for violating the ordnance
.....all bullshit ...we are not stupid----and believe all the MSM crap

Neat.

1. I've seen this shit before--no, they CAN'T tell if they stop someone because of skin color--plain and simple
2. blacks stopped more!!!!!!! hahahhahahahah SO?? so they stopped them for being black and NOT a violation/etc???
3. from YOUR link:
, ''''but they do not, per se, provide strong evidence of racially disparate treatment.''''
'''''However, as with differences in stop rates, the disparities we see in search rates are not necessarily the product of discrimination'''''
4. so BLACK Mike Brown attacks a cop, the cops defends himself because MB is black?????????!!!!! bullshit
5. the big one==blacks commit crime at higher rates--undeniable = stop and search rates SHOULD be/naturally will be higher

 

[HappyJoy]

You're gong to have to define what it is to be moderate these days. Not that you can't, I just genuinely don't know what that means anymore.

moderate is supporting the constitution as written,,,

What you really mean is to interpret the Constitution as believed by conservatives. Doesn't sound moderate to me.

Only insofar as what conservatives believe is what's actually written. And how can you say it "doesn't sound moderate to you", when you just got done telling us you have no idea what moderate means? Do you even listen to yourself?

I get it, conservatives think they are moderate. Enjoy your day.

and they believe anyone who isnt lock step loons like them must be leftwing marxists.

Pretty much. By the way, this could have been a good conversation about moderation, extremism and compromise but well, look what they did to your thread.

It's hilarious that you see yourself as moderate

Not hilarious. A pathetic individual who finds the only way to gain credibility is to identify himself/herself as something he/ she isn't.
I see it all the time.
I love those ones who say "I am a staunch conservative but I changed my vote to Biden"

I can see a staunch conservative not want to vote for Trump....but I could never see one voting for Obama. Most, such as George HW Bush would simply sit this one out.

They come and go.

Could it be because they do not think Trump is a Conservative? How many long time Conservatives voted for Biden because they thought he was the best choice?

Zero conservatives voted for Biden

You're not the voice for conservatism. If a conservative tells you who they voted for then that's what they did.

Sssaaaawwwwiiisssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

That isn't what I said about them, LOL.

No conservative ever voted for Biden. Not one

You're factually wrong.

 

[HappyJoy]

democrats are moving too far left

republicans have gone too far right

i find myself appreciating rinos and dinos more these days

we need a third party for the majority of us who are moderates

conservatives are mainstream, the Dems are far left wing extremist who are attempting create a one Party banana republic

right wingers are not mainstream

REAL conservatives might be but right wingers are not

I am a conservative as it applies to how I live my life. I follow an ideology that helps me make decisions for myself, my family , my community and my business.
Does that make me a right winger?
Lets do the check box.

Personal responsibility....check
Learn from my mistakes....check
do not blame others for my decisions.....check
Do not count on others to help me.....check
Do not ask others to help me.....check
Never count on government to help me other than national security which I am not allowed to be a prat of....check
Abortion....dont believe in it as I was supposed to be an aborted baby....and instead I am 35 years married, well educated, a couple of married kids and a business that survivied COVID....BUT....I will always support a SCOTUS decision....check
I am not a fan of welfare but my human emotion allows me to respect it and support it....albeit. no fan at all. I never took it and trust me...at the age of 22 and homeless, I needed it.

SO am I a right winger?

You tell me.

no


i respect all of your positions

and i want pot legal and equal rights for gays, atheists, nonchristians

and i dont want the bible used as law of the land

am i a leftwinger?

......do you have any idea what you are asking for when you want '' police killings''' to stop????!!
do?????
.....a perfect world!!! you do know it's not a perfect world--humans are not perfect
.....if you people are thinking at all, you are thinking with your emotions
gt in the real world
..this is REAL life--not the movies

Can you go into detail on your first sentence?

sure--all explained here:

there is no police brutality problem

..there are 10 MILLION arrests per year--this is not counting traffic stops ..there are 30 million calls for police assistance ..and how many without--a--question--police caused murder/manslaughter deaths ??? let's go high and say 30 [ and 30 is a lot more than there really is ] ..that's 1...

www.usmessageboard.com

So, there are various studies that demonstrate cops treat people differently depending on race. It can be to the extreme when LEOs commit murder to simply pulling over someone because the color of their skin to everything in-between.

.....bullshit-----bullshit-----they don't treat them differently because of their skin color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
..you people have been brainwashed so much you believe that INSANITY

Really? So when they are followed in the stores or pulled over for nothing that's because ....?

we've been over this before in other threads
1. so, like I said BEFORE, they commit rape, murder, etc at higher rates, but you want us to believe they will obey traffic laws better??????????!!!!!!!!

You don't think black people can obey traffic laws?

INSANE
2. someone else said they same shit --you know what he said???:
his black friend SAID the cops pulled him for nothing --HHAHAHAHAHAHA
THAT was his proofs

How about a peer reviewed study instead?

A large-scale analysis of racial disparities in police stops across the United States - Nature Human Behaviour

Pierson et al. compiled and analysed a dataset detailing nearly 100 million traffic stops conducted across the United States, finding evidence of persistent racial bias against black and Hispanic drivers in police stops and search decisions.

www.nature.com

3. I've already asked in other threads for proof of your insane claim, and no one has provided any thing near credible

Well now you can't say that.

4. example--ever read the Ferguson Report!!!?? the MSM says the cops/etc fined/etc blacks for NOTHING----so I read it ALL.....one black was in violation of an ordnance --so they fined him---the BLACK said the cops fined him for---------------BEING BLACK,--- NOT for violating the ordnance
.....all bullshit ...we are not stupid----and believe all the MSM crap

Neat.

1. I've seen this shit before--no, they CAN'T tell if they stop someone because of skin color--plain and simple
2. blacks stopped more!!!!!!! hahahhahahahah SO?? so they stopped them for being black and NOT a violation/etc???
3. from YOUR link:
, ''''but they do not, per se, provide strong evidence of racially disparate treatment.''''
'''''However, as with differences in stop rates, the disparities we see in search rates are not necessarily the product of discrimination'''''
4. so BLACK Mike Brown attacks a cop, the cops defends himself because MB is black?????????!!!!! bullshit
5. the big one==blacks commit crime at higher rates--undeniable = stop and search rates SHOULD be/naturally will be higher

Yeah, you didn't read it.

 

[MaryAnne11]

“A more perfect union.” “Affordable education.” Affordable healthcare.” “More infrastructure.” “Fair taxes.”

Lots of warm fuzzy words, yet no Idea what those words mean. They are all words that can mean different things to different people.

I do not have a bit of trouble with any of those goals.

27 times the Constitution has been amended. I call that a living Constitution as times change and people move forward. Nothing remains the same.

List of amendments to the U.S. Constitution | Secondary Keywords: Ratification, Bill of Rights, 27 Amendments

The Constitution of the United States, which entered into force in 1789, is the oldest written national constitution in use. The framers of the U.S. Constitution included a provision whereby the document may be amended, generally (though not solely) by a two-thirds majority of each house of

www.britannica.com

 

[anynameyouwish]

You're gong to have to define what it is to be moderate these days. Not that you can't, I just genuinely don't know what that means anymore.

moderate is supporting the constitution as written,,,

What you really mean is to interpret the Constitution as believed by conservatives. Doesn't sound moderate to me.

Only insofar as what conservatives believe is what's actually written. And how can you say it "doesn't sound moderate to you", when you just got done telling us you have no idea what moderate means? Do you even listen to yourself?

I get it, conservatives think they are moderate. Enjoy your day.

and they believe anyone who isnt lock step loons like them must be leftwing marxists.

Pretty much. By the way, this could have been a good conversation about moderation, extremism and compromise but well, look what they did to your thread.

It's hilarious that you see yourself as moderate

Not hilarious. A pathetic individual who finds the only way to gain credibility is to identify himself/herself as something he/ she isn't.
I see it all the time.
I love those ones who say "I am a staunch conservative but I changed my vote to Biden"

I can see a staunch conservative not want to vote for Trump....but I could never see one voting for Obama. Most, such as George HW Bush would simply sit this one out.

They come and go.

Could it be because they do not think Trump is a Conservative? How many long time Conservatives voted for Biden because they thought he was the best choice?

Zero conservatives voted for Biden

You know better! Do you have anything to add to what needs to be done in the future?

No idea what that's supposed to mean. But not one conservative voted for Biden

not one?

mitt romney
megan mccain
never trumpers
the lincoln project
george conway
military wives against trump
ex military against trump

or are they all marxists?

 

[MaryAnne11]

democrats are moving too far left
republicans have gone too far right
i find myself appreciating rinos and dinos more these days
we need a third party for the majority of us who are moderates

I've largely given up on this idea, considering the stranglehold the two "major" parties have on our election system. Plus, if such a party can't appear NOW, as ridiculous and polarized as things are, one NEVER will.

What I'm hoping now is that one of the parties will wake up and realize that a majority of the country wants moderation and cooperation, and be the first to take advantage of that. The problem is that the wings have most of the energy, and therefore the influence.

I don't know what fixes this.

It is actually more simple than you realize.
The Constitution is not a living document. It is a guideline.
It has resulted in the development of a union
It has allowed the freeing of people in bondage
It has allowed for fair elections
It has allowed for a SCOTUS that makes monumental decisions
It has allowed for the right to vote for women
It has allowed for the right to vote for all Americans
It has allowed for equal rights for all Americans
It has allowed for 3 equal branches of government offering checks and balances.

Sure, we were imperfect as a country back in the 1700's....we were new, we had habits of our heritages.....but it is our constitution that FORCED us to right our wrongs.

So what fixes it? Let the constitution do its job.

It really isnt that difficult. Only to the politicians who are trying to get votes.

And THAT is the problem.

Let the Constitution do what? Mind explaining further?

Not to start an argument. What is considered moderate these days? Like for these topics:
abortion
healthcare
taxes
national defense
foreign policy at large
What is the moderate position on each?

Abortion is the closest to being a binary argument. The rest all exist along a continuum and are not binary.

And I think we've fallen into a trap, thinking that one side has to "win" on any given issue, and one side has to "lose".

How about both sides collaborating, innovating, and creating something NEW, like our Constitution? That way we all have skin in the game.

America used to be able to innovate, back when we were great.

I agree, progress is only made through compromise and collaboration. But, that's not really a stance it's just asking the current parties to talk to each other. I was more curious as to what are the political beliefs of a moderate. Usually when they are asked it's quite clear that they would more than fit into one party or the other.

I think there are a couple of characteristics, depending on the individual moderate. So:

• Some moderates have strong feelings on any given issue, but their opinions as a whole don't fit with one of the tribes. So, a moderate may be passionately pro choice and passionately pro lowering income taxes. Neither tribe, then, is a fit for them.
• Some moderates really do want to find some kind of middle ground on most issues. They believe that there are decent or fair arguments on both ends, and want to at least begin the conversation by finding shared views and going from there.
• Some moderates think that both tribes are narcissistic gasbags and would rather just approach each issue on its own merits, taking some ideas from column A, some from column B, and the rest from new ideas.

My two cents, anyway.

I don't think you have to be a 'moderate' to want to compromise. As a liberal, I'd rather get something rather than nothing.

But since this thread is about a moderate party, what is that exactly? How are a group of people who claim to be in the middle however their various opinions on a range of topics will individually slide from liberal to conservative leaning is supposed to make up a cohesive political party?

That I couldn't tell you, since we've never really had one. I think a glimpse of it came a few years ago when there was talk of a Kasich/Hickenlooper ticket.

But to your point, I think a party that was clearly committed to collaboration and new ideas would draw many people who didn't necessarily agree with its candidates on every issue. So the appeal would be more about general approach than specific positions.

Please do not build John Kasich into what he is not. He is far from moderate.

Lets see.
the constitution allowed for women to vote. It was only because of the constitution that were given the right to vote. I agree with the decision and I respect it.
The consitution allowed for the decision of Roe V Wade. I disagree with the decision, but I respect it.

You see, our constitution was written in a way where it allowed for debate and it allowed for majority decision and implementation of laws and rights.

Seems to be working well.

Albeit, there are those that say it is a living document and we must adjust to it.

To me? That is wrong. It is a document and we must apply it....not Obey it....that would be wrong....apply it. And that is what we do.

And it is working.

Good points but it only works when people stand up for rights. I think that is why many call it a living document.

We have three branches of government. 2 of them are elected and one is appointed by the executive branch...however...with the confirmation of the senate. Those elections are how people can stand up for their rights. But when people are voted in they still must adhere to the constitution as it is a guidance for legislative decisions made by those elected.
Sure, protests are good....and they allow the legislators to hesitate and reconsider....but it is the constitution that keeps them in check and not simply do what they want to do for votes, but instead so what the constitution has deemed best for the overall good.
I know...the left would love to toss the constitution. But without it? We would not have women voting, African Americans voting. abortion legalized. The ACLU pushing rights of Americans.
The constitution ensures we do the right thing and not do something that can be damaging.
A good example is the ACA. Justice Roberts was well aware that the constitution does not allow for forcing anyone to purchase something from the day they are born to the day they die. So he called it a tax.
For right or wrong and regardless of how you feel...it was the constitution that guided that decision. And without the creativity of Justice Roberts, the act was unconstitutional.

Just thin about this....what if a law was passed that said you MUST buy only American made cars....and you MUST buy it at no age older than 18? It is the constitution that prevents such ridiculous laws being imposed on the American People.

You abject to health care as a right? I do not. Millions of others feel as I do.

healthcare is a product/service supplied by other people not a right,, unless of course you support slavery,,

Health care for all is slavery? I disagree.

what else do you call forced labor???

You're gong to have to define what it is to be moderate these days.

moderate

dont want civil war
dont want religious laws
laws based on logic, reason and necessity
government out of private life
police do their jobs without killing people in the streets
fair tax system
affordable education
affordable healthcare

limit immigration to people who;
speak enough english to get by
have employment ready for them
will not get goverment handouts

stop the war on pot
all citizens have equal rights and protections

be more small business friendly

Fair tax system, affordable education, affordable healthcare? What does any of that mean? Limit immigration because they can or can’t speak English?

Laws based on logic, reason and necessity?

Sounds like politics by feelings. That is where we already are.

those are leftwing policies,,

We are discussing how to make things work, not left or right. You are just going off into blame and politics. Move on.

making things work while violating the constitution is leftwing authoritarian politics,,

You do not want to have a discussion on what needs to be done. You just want to blame.

I am willing to discuss moving forward, what can be done to help people and our country to move on. Any one care to respond I will read.

And that's what passes for political conversation nowadays: Attack, deny, distort, accuse. Progress doesn't even appear to be a priority, independent thinking is all but frowned upon.

I saw something a while back that really concerned me: The notion that it has been so long since we communicated like rational adults that it's possible we've literally lost the capacity to do so. Perhaps collaborative communication is like a skill set or a muscle - use it or lose it.

If that's true, we're in serious trouble.

Translation:
“All conservatives have to do is stop resisting the CHANGE we have in store for New America....comply and agree with what we Leftists decide to be “PROGRESS” and all will be fine.”

Translation:

wah.

“We swear, just think faggots are cool and we’ll never push anything on you good, real, core Americans again.”

“We swear, just get God out of schools and we’ll never push anything on you good, real, core Americans again.”

“We swear, just give 3.5 million wetbacks Amnesty and we’ll never push anything on you good, real, core Americans again.”

“We swear, just let us regulate your guns a little and we’ll never push anything on you good, real, core Americans again.”

“We swear, just believe chicks with dicks are normal and we’ll never push anything on you good, real, core Americans again.”

“We swear, just give Mexico free healthcare and we’ll never push anything on you good, real, core Americans again.”

“We swear, just allow us to monetarily penalize our most productive citizens just a little more and we’ll never push anything on you good, real, core Americans again.”

The good news for you is; nutless conservatives will continue to allow you to shove whatever you want up their pussified asses...You just have to be patient, let them pretend to resist for a short period...they always fall into full submission.

That is nothing but right wing paranoi!

 

[harmonica]

democrats are moving too far left

republicans have gone too far right

i find myself appreciating rinos and dinos more these days

we need a third party for the majority of us who are moderates

conservatives are mainstream, the Dems are far left wing extremist who are attempting create a one Party banana republic

right wingers are not mainstream

REAL conservatives might be but right wingers are not

I am a conservative as it applies to how I live my life. I follow an ideology that helps me make decisions for myself, my family , my community and my business.
Does that make me a right winger?
Lets do the check box.

Personal responsibility....check
Learn from my mistakes....check
do not blame others for my decisions.....check
Do not count on others to help me.....check
Do not ask others to help me.....check
Never count on government to help me other than national security which I am not allowed to be a prat of....check
Abortion....dont believe in it as I was supposed to be an aborted baby....and instead I am 35 years married, well educated, a couple of married kids and a business that survivied COVID....BUT....I will always support a SCOTUS decision....check
I am not a fan of welfare but my human emotion allows me to respect it and support it....albeit. no fan at all. I never took it and trust me...at the age of 22 and homeless, I needed it.

SO am I a right winger?

You tell me.

no


i respect all of your positions

and i want pot legal and equal rights for gays, atheists, nonchristians

and i dont want the bible used as law of the land

am i a leftwinger?

......do you have any idea what you are asking for when you want '' police killings''' to stop????!!
do?????
.....a perfect world!!! you do know it's not a perfect world--humans are not perfect
.....if you people are thinking at all, you are thinking with your emotions
gt in the real world
..this is REAL life--not the movies

Can you go into detail on your first sentence?

sure--all explained here:

there is no police brutality problem

..there are 10 MILLION arrests per year--this is not counting traffic stops ..there are 30 million calls for police assistance ..and how many without--a--question--police caused murder/manslaughter deaths ??? let's go high and say 30 [ and 30 is a lot more than there really is ] ..that's 1...

www.usmessageboard.com

So, there are various studies that demonstrate cops treat people differently depending on race. It can be to the extreme when LEOs commit murder to simply pulling over someone because the color of their skin to everything in-between.

.....bullshit-----bullshit-----they don't treat them differently because of their skin color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
..you people have been brainwashed so much you believe that INSANITY

Really? So when they are followed in the stores or pulled over for nothing that's because ....?

we've been over this before in other threads
1. so, like I said BEFORE, they commit rape, murder, etc at higher rates, but you want us to believe they will obey traffic laws better??????????!!!!!!!!

You don't think black people can obey traffic laws?

INSANE
2. someone else said they same shit --you know what he said???:
his black friend SAID the cops pulled him for nothing --HHAHAHAHAHAHA
THAT was his proofs

How about a peer reviewed study instead?

A large-scale analysis of racial disparities in police stops across the United States - Nature Human Behaviour

Pierson et al. compiled and analysed a dataset detailing nearly 100 million traffic stops conducted across the United States, finding evidence of persistent racial bias against black and Hispanic drivers in police stops and search decisions.

www.nature.com

3. I've already asked in other threads for proof of your insane claim, and no one has provided any thing near credible

Well now you can't say that.

4. example--ever read the Ferguson Report!!!?? the MSM says the cops/etc fined/etc blacks for NOTHING----so I read it ALL.....one black was in violation of an ordnance --so they fined him---the BLACK said the cops fined him for---------------BEING BLACK,--- NOT for violating the ordnance
.....all bullshit ...we are not stupid----and believe all the MSM crap

Neat.

I forgot --the coup de grace:
really this is the basis of your link:
''''We found that black drivers were less likely to be stopped after sunset'''
DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! people drive less after sunset!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HappyJoy]

democrats are moving too far left

republicans have gone too far right

i find myself appreciating rinos and dinos more these days

we need a third party for the majority of us who are moderates

conservatives are mainstream, the Dems are far left wing extremist who are attempting create a one Party banana republic

right wingers are not mainstream

REAL conservatives might be but right wingers are not

I am a conservative as it applies to how I live my life. I follow an ideology that helps me make decisions for myself, my family , my community and my business.
Does that make me a right winger?
Lets do the check box.

Personal responsibility....check
Learn from my mistakes....check
do not blame others for my decisions.....check
Do not count on others to help me.....check
Do not ask others to help me.....check
Never count on government to help me other than national security which I am not allowed to be a prat of....check
Abortion....dont believe in it as I was supposed to be an aborted baby....and instead I am 35 years married, well educated, a couple of married kids and a business that survivied COVID....BUT....I will always support a SCOTUS decision....check
I am not a fan of welfare but my human emotion allows me to respect it and support it....albeit. no fan at all. I never took it and trust me...at the age of 22 and homeless, I needed it.

SO am I a right winger?

You tell me.

no


i respect all of your positions

and i want pot legal and equal rights for gays, atheists, nonchristians

and i dont want the bible used as law of the land

am i a leftwinger?

......do you have any idea what you are asking for when you want '' police killings''' to stop????!!
do?????
.....a perfect world!!! you do know it's not a perfect world--humans are not perfect
.....if you people are thinking at all, you are thinking with your emotions
gt in the real world
..this is REAL life--not the movies

Can you go into detail on your first sentence?

sure--all explained here:

there is no police brutality problem

..there are 10 MILLION arrests per year--this is not counting traffic stops ..there are 30 million calls for police assistance ..and how many without--a--question--police caused murder/manslaughter deaths ??? let's go high and say 30 [ and 30 is a lot more than there really is ] ..that's 1...

www.usmessageboard.com

So, there are various studies that demonstrate cops treat people differently depending on race. It can be to the extreme when LEOs commit murder to simply pulling over someone because the color of their skin to everything in-between.

.....bullshit-----bullshit-----they don't treat them differently because of their skin color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
..you people have been brainwashed so much you believe that INSANITY

Really? So when they are followed in the stores or pulled over for nothing that's because ....?

we've been over this before in other threads
1. so, like I said BEFORE, they commit rape, murder, etc at higher rates, but you want us to believe they will obey traffic laws better??????????!!!!!!!!

You don't think black people can obey traffic laws?

INSANE
2. someone else said they same shit --you know what he said???:
his black friend SAID the cops pulled him for nothing --HHAHAHAHAHAHA
THAT was his proofs

How about a peer reviewed study instead?

A large-scale analysis of racial disparities in police stops across the United States - Nature Human Behaviour

Pierson et al. compiled and analysed a dataset detailing nearly 100 million traffic stops conducted across the United States, finding evidence of persistent racial bias against black and Hispanic drivers in police stops and search decisions.

www.nature.com

3. I've already asked in other threads for proof of your insane claim, and no one has provided any thing near credible

Well now you can't say that.

4. example--ever read the Ferguson Report!!!?? the MSM says the cops/etc fined/etc blacks for NOTHING----so I read it ALL.....one black was in violation of an ordnance --so they fined him---the BLACK said the cops fined him for---------------BEING BLACK,--- NOT for violating the ordnance
.....all bullshit ...we are not stupid----and believe all the MSM crap

Neat.

I forgot --the coup de grace:
really this is the basis of your link:
''''We found that black drivers were less likely to be stopped after sunset'''
DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! people drive less after sunset!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As a percentage of pull overs, dingbat.

 

[MaryAnne11]

I think to become a more perfect union. There are always problems to fix.

And what does that mean? A more perfect union to me is not spending us into oblivion. People are wanting to go trillions more in debt, we don’t have the money and no means to pay. You can tax every American 100% of our income and still not reduce the debt. We are on the edge of disaster. We need to take a hard look at our spending and cut it, drastically.

Trump was spending us into oblivion while the economy was doing fine. Glad you were concerned about it after all.

The rest of your post isn't worth bothering with since nobody is being taxed at 100% nor is anyo.....ya' know fuck it, it's not even worth finishing the sentence.

You asked what 'moving forward' was and I gave you an answer, building a more perfect union. It's all gooey in founding father glory so you should pretend to like it.

Who is going to force entertainers worth 10s of millions to join the working class in this perfect Union?
The average person working on a movie makes about 15K/year.

You continue to go off into the weeds. We need some fairness in both wages and taxes.

I think he thinks he's debating Stalin or whatever.

Just telling the truth about part of the Liberal Elite.
They don’t give a shit about you.

I see. So according to your analogy (I don't know what else to call it) I am an entertainer "worth 10s of millions" and the left doesn't give a shit about me because they are going to force me to only make $15k?

It's a weird fucking world, isn't it?

You think a celebrity is going to pay you an equal salary or stay in the US if they have to pay an exorbitant amount of taxes.

Oh, so I'm not the celebrity now and the problem is you think liberal policies are going to push specifically celebrities to leave the country?

Seriously, this is a dumb argument.

So what do you think of the dozens of celebrities who promised they would leave the US in 2016?

I don't?

I thought you said they would leave if Biden was elected and the wage matching down to $15k or whatever.

Stop being stupid.
Over 100 celebrities said they would leave the US if Trump won in 2016.
As usual, they lied.
Of course you know this but you’ll lie that you don’t.

I don’t care, do you?

 

[progressive hunter]

“A more perfect union.” “Affordable education.” Affordable healthcare.” “More infrastructure.” “Fair taxes.”

Lots of warm fuzzy words, yet no Idea what those words mean. They are all words that can mean different things to different people.

I do not have a bit of trouble with any of those goals.

27 times the Constitution has been amended. I call that a living Constitution as times change and people move forward. Nothing remains the same.

List of amendments to the U.S. Constitution | Secondary Keywords: Ratification, Bill of Rights, 27 Amendments

The Constitution of the United States, which entered into force in 1789, is the oldest written national constitution in use. The framers of the U.S. Constitution included a provision whereby the document may be amended, generally (though not solely) by a two-thirds majority of each house of

www.britannica.com

then get it changed first then we can talk,,,

 

[MaryAnne11]

You're gong to have to define what it is to be moderate these days. Not that you can't, I just genuinely don't know what that means anymore.

moderate is supporting the constitution as written,,,

What you really mean is to interpret the Constitution as believed by conservatives. Doesn't sound moderate to me.

Only insofar as what conservatives believe is what's actually written. And how can you say it "doesn't sound moderate to you", when you just got done telling us you have no idea what moderate means? Do you even listen to yourself?

I get it, conservatives think they are moderate. Enjoy your day.

and they believe anyone who isnt lock step loons like them must be leftwing marxists.

Pretty much. By the way, this could have been a good conversation about moderation, extremism and compromise but well, look what they did to your thread.

It's hilarious that you see yourself as moderate

Not hilarious. A pathetic individual who finds the only way to gain credibility is to identify himself/herself as something he/ she isn't.
I see it all the time.
I love those ones who say "I am a staunch conservative but I changed my vote to Biden"

I can see a staunch conservative not want to vote for Trump....but I could never see one voting for Obama. Most, such as George HW Bush would simply sit this one out.

They come and go.

Could it be because they do not think Trump is a Conservative? How many long time Conservatives voted for Biden because they thought he was the best choice?

Zero conservatives voted for Biden

You know better! Do you have anything to add to what needs to be done in the future?

No idea what that's supposed to mean. But not one conservative voted for Biden

You really need to catch up. Thousands did!

 

[progressive hunter]

You're gong to have to define what it is to be moderate these days. Not that you can't, I just genuinely don't know what that means anymore.

moderate is supporting the constitution as written,,,

What you really mean is to interpret the Constitution as believed by conservatives. Doesn't sound moderate to me.

Only insofar as what conservatives believe is what's actually written. And how can you say it "doesn't sound moderate to you", when you just got done telling us you have no idea what moderate means? Do you even listen to yourself?

I get it, conservatives think they are moderate. Enjoy your day.

and they believe anyone who isnt lock step loons like them must be leftwing marxists.

Pretty much. By the way, this could have been a good conversation about moderation, extremism and compromise but well, look what they did to your thread.

It's hilarious that you see yourself as moderate

Not hilarious. A pathetic individual who finds the only way to gain credibility is to identify himself/herself as something he/ she isn't.
I see it all the time.
I love those ones who say "I am a staunch conservative but I changed my vote to Biden"

I can see a staunch conservative not want to vote for Trump....but I could never see one voting for Obama. Most, such as George HW Bush would simply sit this one out.

They come and go.

Could it be because they do not think Trump is a Conservative? How many long time Conservatives voted for Biden because they thought he was the best choice?

Zero conservatives voted for Biden

You know better! Do you have anything to add to what needs to be done in the future?

No idea what that's supposed to mean. But not one conservative voted for Biden

You really need to catch up. Thousands did!

if they voted for biden they are not conservatives,,,

 

[kaz]

You're gong to have to define what it is to be moderate these days. Not that you can't, I just genuinely don't know what that means anymore.

moderate is supporting the constitution as written,,,

What you really mean is to interpret the Constitution as believed by conservatives. Doesn't sound moderate to me.

Only insofar as what conservatives believe is what's actually written. And how can you say it "doesn't sound moderate to you", when you just got done telling us you have no idea what moderate means? Do you even listen to yourself?

I get it, conservatives think they are moderate. Enjoy your day.

and they believe anyone who isnt lock step loons like them must be leftwing marxists.

Pretty much. By the way, this could have been a good conversation about moderation, extremism and compromise but well, look what they did to your thread.

It's hilarious that you see yourself as moderate

Not hilarious. A pathetic individual who finds the only way to gain credibility is to identify himself/herself as something he/ she isn't.
I see it all the time.
I love those ones who say "I am a staunch conservative but I changed my vote to Biden"

I can see a staunch conservative not want to vote for Trump....but I could never see one voting for Obama. Most, such as George HW Bush would simply sit this one out.

They come and go.

Could it be because they do not think Trump is a Conservative? How many long time Conservatives voted for Biden because they thought he was the best choice?

Zero conservatives voted for Biden

You're not the voice for conservatism. If a conservative tells you who they voted for then that's what they did.

Sssaaaawwwwiiisssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

That isn't what I said about them, LOL.

No conservative ever voted for Biden. Not one

You're factually wrong.

LOL, the leftist moonbat is speaking for conservatives, LOL

 

[kaz]

You're gong to have to define what it is to be moderate these days. Not that you can't, I just genuinely don't know what that means anymore.

moderate is supporting the constitution as written,,,

What you really mean is to interpret the Constitution as believed by conservatives. Doesn't sound moderate to me.

Only insofar as what conservatives believe is what's actually written. And how can you say it "doesn't sound moderate to you", when you just got done telling us you have no idea what moderate means? Do you even listen to yourself?

I get it, conservatives think they are moderate. Enjoy your day.

and they believe anyone who isnt lock step loons like them must be leftwing marxists.

Pretty much. By the way, this could have been a good conversation about moderation, extremism and compromise but well, look what they did to your thread.

It's hilarious that you see yourself as moderate

Not hilarious. A pathetic individual who finds the only way to gain credibility is to identify himself/herself as something he/ she isn't.
I see it all the time.
I love those ones who say "I am a staunch conservative but I changed my vote to Biden"

I can see a staunch conservative not want to vote for Trump....but I could never see one voting for Obama. Most, such as George HW Bush would simply sit this one out.

They come and go.

Could it be because they do not think Trump is a Conservative? How many long time Conservatives voted for Biden because they thought he was the best choice?

Zero conservatives voted for Biden

You know better! Do you have anything to add to what needs to be done in the future?

No idea what that's supposed to mean. But not one conservative voted for Biden

not one?

mitt romney
megan mccain
never trumpers
the lincoln project
george conway
military wives against trump
ex military against trump

or are they all marxists?

Well, that figures, you think anyone not a Marxist is a conservative. Well there you go

 

[kaz]

You're gong to have to define what it is to be moderate these days. Not that you can't, I just genuinely don't know what that means anymore.

moderate is supporting the constitution as written,,,

What you really mean is to interpret the Constitution as believed by conservatives. Doesn't sound moderate to me.

Only insofar as what conservatives believe is what's actually written. And how can you say it "doesn't sound moderate to you", when you just got done telling us you have no idea what moderate means? Do you even listen to yourself?

I get it, conservatives think they are moderate. Enjoy your day.

and they believe anyone who isnt lock step loons like them must be leftwing marxists.

Pretty much. By the way, this could have been a good conversation about moderation, extremism and compromise but well, look what they did to your thread.

It's hilarious that you see yourself as moderate

Not hilarious. A pathetic individual who finds the only way to gain credibility is to identify himself/herself as something he/ she isn't.
I see it all the time.
I love those ones who say "I am a staunch conservative but I changed my vote to Biden"

I can see a staunch conservative not want to vote for Trump....but I could never see one voting for Obama. Most, such as George HW Bush would simply sit this one out.

They come and go.

Could it be because they do not think Trump is a Conservative? How many long time Conservatives voted for Biden because they thought he was the best choice?

Zero conservatives voted for Biden

You know better! Do you have anything to add to what needs to be done in the future?

No idea what that's supposed to mean. But not one conservative voted for Biden

You really need to catch up. Thousands did!

None of them were conservatives