The Political Thread

[Canadian Dragon]

I honestly wish this country would get more moderates from both sides running shit. Maybe then we could actually move forward better as a country. This extreme left and extreme right bullshit don’t work.

what extreme left exist in your country though. its a lie mostly, the democrats are right of center on most things anywhere else in the world. basic human rights shouldnt be viewed as ''extreme''. no extreme left have organized militias like the right does, either. last time I checked they never stormed a capital either. Im so sick of this two sides bullshit when there's a huge misclassification of what is actually extreme.

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Also just throwing it out there, I can guarantee the Minnesota GOP is nowhere close to Far-Right as the Texas GOP.

 

[Kross Rhodes]

there is no middle ground with religious zealots, a republican from the late 80s or 80s even said it, I quoted it. Thats the entire point. Its bullshit to expect to put the onus on democrats to find a middle ground when the other team will never negotiate and dismiss the rules at their leisure. the entire system is rotten.

Then Democrats won’t win Texas. You have to think pragmatic.

Also, Goldwater was from the 1960s. He opposed the civil rights bill. Probably one of the worst nominations GOP picked up to that point.

 

[Kross Rhodes]

Jimmy Carter

Oh you’re talking Presidential. I meant more state level. Having house, senate, and Governor etc.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

abortion rights arent extreme left views
gay rights and marriage arent extreme left views
trans rights arent extreme left views
wanting a cleaner environment arent extreme left views
wanting affordable healthcare for your entire society isnt extreme left views
wanting corporations held accountable arent extreme left views

stop letting people act like wanting basic fucking decency for society is somehow fucking extreme

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Oh you’re talking Presidential. I meant more state level. Having house, senate, and Governor etc.

Ah, well for Governor, in 1974 Dolph Briscoe was re-elected as Governor of Texas, his stances were mostly focused on the expansion of Public Education, funneling $4 Million into that.

 

[Deezy]

what extreme left exist in your country though. its a lie mostly, the democrats are right of center on most things anywhere else in the world. basic human rights shouldnt be viewed as ''extreme''. no extreme left have organized militias like the right does, either. last time I checked they never stormed a capital either. Im so sick of this two sides bullshit when there's a huge misclassification of what is actually extreme.

Antifa sure stormed Portland.

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Correction, $4 Billion into general education.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Then Democrats won’t win Texas. You have to think pragmatic.

Also, Goldwater was from the 1960s. He opposed the civil rights bill. Probably one of the worst nominations GOP picked up to that point.

completely missed the point on both counts.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

what extreme left exist in your country though. its a lie mostly, the democrats are right of center on most things anywhere else in the world. basic human rights shouldnt be viewed as ''extreme''. no extreme left have organized militias like the right does, either. last time I checked they never stormed a capital either. Im so sick of this two sides bullshit when there's a huge misclassification of what is actually extreme.

Maybe never stormed the capital, but they destroyed cities and businesses and shit. Like I get their reasons, and everything for it, but that isn’t shit I agree with. I won’t ever say violence is the answer, no matter WHO does it. Then you got candidates who support said actions and think it’s okay. But the thing is, business that agree with their cause suffer as well, people who otherwise would be on their side turned away because of how they act. So yeah, it’s a both sides thing, and that’s all I’m saying because I’m not getting into a pissing contest today.

 

[Kross Rhodes]

Ah, well for Governor, in 1974 Dolph Briscoe was re-elected as Governor of Texas, his stances were mostly focused on the expansion of Public Education, funneling $4 Million into that.

I assume the state is deeper red today than it was 1974-1976, but if the leftist policy was education reform, I don’t see that being a problem. Moderates from center and right shouldn’t have a problem.

That’s my point. It isn’t blue, it’s how blue they are.

 

[Deezy]

stop letting people act like wanting basic fucking decency for society is somehow fucking extreme

Peoples views of what is basic fucking decency are different.

Being an absolutist is exactly what an extreme view is lol.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Maybe never stormed the capital, but they destroyed cities and businesses and shit. Like I get their reasons, and everything for it, but that isn’t shit I agree with. I won’t ever say violence is the answer, no matter WHO does it. Then you got candidates who support said actions and think it’s okay. But the thing is, business that agree with their cause suffer as well, people who otherwise would be on their side turned away because of how they act. So yeah, it’s a both sides thing, and that’s all I’m saying because I’m not getting into a pissing contest today.

If you can't differentiate supporting the cause behind BLM and the actions of bad actors, I think you're already doing some disingenuous thinking .

 

[Deezy]

It's honestly hilarious how the extreme left acts like the extreme right when it comes to "MY VIEWS ARE THE ONLY VIEWS".

 

[Kross Rhodes]

completely missed the point on both counts.

I really didn’t. And it was my point to begin with.

If Texan Democrats won’t to vote out the GOP trash, they have to give their conservative majority a candidate they’d be willing to vote for over party.

It’s the same in the other direction. Democrats wouldn’t vote against their own party if GOP didn’t give them a moderate politician and they do in blue states. My state is blue, but had a GOP Governor.