(10-13-2021 05:20 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 04:22 PM)Hambone10 Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 03:49 PM)Rice93 Wrote:  At least on this board I would say that it is right wing contingent that calls the other side "evil" (and not the other way around).

I think its more of a 'my side is stupid' and 'your side is evil' regardless of the side.

My side is stupid because we're good people who can't sell good ideas... and your side is evil because you're bad people who succeed in selling bad ones.

The right is quite regularly referred to as racist, misogynist etc... I can't think of much more 'evil'. I certainly would rather be called a socialist than a racist.

i think there is one poster on here who uses this mantra a ton more than anyone else, and he is on the right... but that doesn't mean that 'the right' says it.

I don't think I've EVER said it.

Actually I think that mantra is unique to that poster, and is a way of saying he is not with either party.

I think of the left as misguided but sincerely so - sort of a conglomeration of Bernies.

I think of the right as more pragmatic - and damned by the left for being that way. Fir example, border policy.

When I was young, I was more left. I guess we can thank the combination of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan for moving me right.

And I think of the left as being far more pragmatic - willing to fix problems proactive. The left can recognize when market forces are not sufficient to address issues and being willing to act, but also use the market when it is most efficient.

I think if the right as being misguided, but sincerely so - sort of a conglomeration of Ayn Rand disciples who have a hard time understanding the free market, while the best form of economic organization, has its flaws that need to be addressed.

I’m really interested by that pragmatic term you used, since a hallmark of conservatives in government over the past decade plus has been to do nothing and not fix any problems - sort of the opposite of pragmatic.