One Extreme Begets Another

[TemplarKormac]

an extreme pendulum swing would be to remove required duties to a more far right libertarian or anarchist level of government

I would think shutting down USAID and dismantling the Department of Education would be an example.

In order to pull from the extreme left, you have to pull with extreme force back to the center.

 

[TemplarKormac]

That and JESH is a useless troll that makes up all sorts of things.

No use in engaging with him, then.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

I'll put it to you plain. People scared of Musk and Trump should realize that if the government had not pushed the public this far, had not abused its power, and had not vilified common people because of their viewpoints, had not resorted to violence, riots, or intimidation tactics, had not resorted to destroying the livelihoods of people that they disagreed with--- they would not be where they are. People would not have been compelled to vote for the opposite 'extreme.' One side got too extreme for the public to tolerate. The pendulum swung. The people who voted for the left's brand shouldn't be blaming others for the fear they feel. So despite what experts and pundits tell you, elections have consequences. Your fear is one of them.

One extreme begets another.

Mostly agree, but cutting wasteful spending is NOT "extreme" except to those live ng off this bloated government. The TAXPAYER is blessed to have Trump in charge

 

[Dogmaphobe]

"If our corruption goes undetected, it's OK."

That is the mindset that has been bringing the US to it's knees for quite sometime now.

Kamala got to where she is today by being on her knees

 

[TemplarKormac]

Mostly agree, but cutting wasteful spending is NOT "extreme" except to those live ng off this bloated government. The TAXPAYER is blessed to have Trump in charge

Oh no, I don't see cutting spending as extreme. The left does, though.

They still have their heads buried in that Keynesian methodology.

 

[progressive hunter]

I would think shutting down USAID and dismantling the Department of Education would be an example.

In order to pull from the extreme left, you have to pull with extreme force back to the center.

undoing an extreme act is not always extreme,,

in this case its the stroke of a pen that reversed decades of embedded corruption,,

 

[IM2]

I'll put it to you plain. People scared of Musk and Trump should realize that if the government had not pushed the public this far, had not abused its power, and had not vilified common people because of their viewpoints, had not resorted to violence, riots, or intimidation tactics, had not resorted to destroying the livelihoods of people that they disagreed with--- they would not be where they are. People would not have been compelled to vote for the opposite 'extreme.' One side got too extreme for the public to tolerate. The pendulum swung. The people who voted for the left's brand shouldn't be blaming others for the fear they feel. So despite what experts and pundits tell you, elections have consequences. Your fear is one of them.

One extreme begets another.

BS. People voted for lower prices.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Marty is very old and in dementia. I have been told to engage such people to keep them centered.

 

[TemplarKormac]

BS. People voted for lower prices.

Gee, I wonder what made them do that? Rising grocery prices that Biden did nothing to bring down.

 

[IM2]

Oh no, I don't see cutting spending as extreme. The left does, though.

They still have their heads buried in that Keynesian methodology.

How about we cut military spending? Spending isn't why America loses over 1 trillion dollars per year.

 

[gipper]

T K may be right.

My neighbors, three of them so far, all voted for Trump in November.

They say if he messes with their money or the employment of their family friends, they will vote for the Dems next year.

I wonder how widespread those feelings will become.

Your friends aren’t very smart. It should be obvious by now, voting D or R is meaningless.

 

[gipper]

I'll put it to you plain. People scared of Musk and Trump should realize that if the government had not pushed the public this far, had not abused its power, and had not vilified common people because of their viewpoints, had not resorted to violence, riots, or intimidation tactics, had not resorted to destroying the livelihoods of people that they disagreed with--- they would not be where they are. People would not have been compelled to vote for the opposite 'extreme.' One side got too extreme for the public to tolerate. The pendulum swung. The people who voted for the left's brand shouldn't be blaming others for the fear they feel. So despite what experts and pundits tell you, elections have consequences. Your fear is one of them.

One extreme begets another.

There aren’t two extremes. There is only one. The one that eliminates our rights and enriches and empowers the 1%. Dystopian authoritarianism is our future.

 

[IM2]

Gee, I wonder what made them do that? Rising grocery prices that Biden did nothing to bring down.

Biden did things to bring them down. Too many people ignorantly blamed Biden for the price increases created by CVID and stumps mishandling of it. S once CVID ended we rushed to buy stuff even as companies raised prices due to short supply. We willingly paid those high prices instead of holding out, and idiots blamed Biden for the inflation. So now you re-elected the cause of the inflation thinking that he's going to solve the problem.

 

[Z99]

That level applies to both sides.

One person's extreme is another's moderate. Some believe it's extreme and evil to kill a perfectly healthy baby in the womb. Others believe it's extreme and evil to not permit the killing of a perfectly healthy baby in the womb.

 

[IM2]

Your friends aren’t very smart. It should be obvious by now, voting D or R is meaningless.

You are incorrect. There is indeed a difference.

 

[Z99]

Gee, I wonder what made them do that? Rising grocery prices that Biden did nothing to bring down.

I personally don't want government bureaucrats to do anything with markets other than to get the fuck out of the way, a concept that simpleton leftists cannot grasp.

 

[gipper]

You are incorrect. There is indeed a difference.

No. Thinking Ds and Rs are different is beyond ignorant. It’s akin to not believing what your eyes see.

 

[IM2]

One person's extreme is another's moderate. Some believe it's extreme and evil to kill a perfectly healthy baby in the womb. Others believe it's extreme and evil to not permit the killing of a perfectly healthy baby in the womb.

Extremists think it's not OK to kill a perfectly healthy baby in the womb but fine for it to die once it's outside of the womb and is a fully functioning human being.

 

[BluesLegend]

Democrats will be destroyed. That's what you do to traitors.

 

[d0gbreath]

One person's extreme is another's moderate. Some believe it's extreme and evil to kill a perfectly healthy baby in the womb. Others believe it's extreme and evil to not permit the killing of a perfectly healthy baby in the womb.

I was talking about corruption, not abortion.