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In reply to the discussion: When and how did you figure out that American Conservatism was a scam? [View all]elocs
(22,563 posts)Or is ours the one and only true way and all others are evil?
Now if I were posting on a right-wing site I could ask: Is there a legitimate alternative political point of view to conservatism?
Or is ours the one and only true way and all others are evil?
Each tribe not only believes the other tribe is wrong, but that they are evil as well. Well the tens of millions of Trump supporters and other Republicans are going nowhere even if Democrats retake Congress for a few years and take the White House for a couple of terms. And the tens of millions of those on the Left are not going anywhere either. But as a Democrat going on 50 years now if I were honest I would need to put my money on the right because they consistently are more vigilant and vote like it was their duty, not needing the most perfect and pure inspirational candidates.
The Left on the other hand tends to become complacent and too many are fickle voters who need to be excited and motivated to cast their ballots, allowing the GOP to take control again.
There's little left of the middle in American politics anymore with each party moving hard right or hard left and both sides holding with each holding a religious-like belief that their god is the one and only true god and it's their way or the highway.
I wonder how many on both sides take the position in their marriages or personal relationships that it's my way or the highway?
I don't see this ending well.