The fact that I don’t fall over myself to agree with whatever the leftist opinion-du-jour is?
Getting strong Know-Nothing vibes of this whole thread. No real ideological thesis or central position. Just a bunch of hollow “I’m a free thinker because I hate you” reactionary slop.
Reminds me of the old joke about the conservative being whatever the opposite of a liberal is, updated daily.
I’m very purposely trying to keep my opinions about policy points out of it, because that’s not what I was ever taking issue with, and it would only serve to completely derail the conversation.
All I’ve ever been taking issue with is the discourse itself. The US has a two party system, which is inherently going to encourage a very “us vs them” mentality. When people immediately jump to name calling, ridicule, and general verbal abuse at the first hint of disagreement, it’s only making things worse.
Getting strong Know-Nothing vibes of this whole thread. No real ideological thesis or central position. Just a bunch of hollow “I’m a free thinker because I hate you” reactionary slop.
Reminds me of the old joke about the conservative being whatever the opposite of a liberal is, updated daily.
I’m very purposely trying to keep my opinions about policy points out of it, because that’s not what I was ever taking issue with, and it would only serve to completely derail the conversation.
All I’ve ever been taking issue with is the discourse itself. The US has a two party system, which is inherently going to encourage a very “us vs them” mentality. When people immediately jump to name calling, ridicule, and general verbal abuse at the first hint of disagreement, it’s only making things worse.