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My point was not to draw a moral equivalence between two tribes, but rather point out that neither is a monolith, and both are currently controlled by their mor
by tharne 6y ago
My point was not to draw a moral equivalence between two tribes, but rather point out that neither is a monolith, and both are currently controlled by their more extreme elements.
- watwut 6y agoAnd my point is, one of those parties is not controlled by more extreme elements. One is controlled by more towards the center elements. The other voted the more extreme element for president.
- tharne 6y agoThe Democratic party is being driven by those on the left flank of the party. Yes, the moderates are nominally in charge, but only so long as they drive the agenda of their more extreme members. It's similar to how John Boehner was an arguably more moderate Republican, nominally in charge of house. However, he got led around by the nose by the more extreme Freedom caucus who didn't have a lot of official control, but wielded a tremendous amount of soft power.
- watwut 6y agoThen those extreme left flank parts really should stop driving toward all those center desisions and should start putting themselves incharge. Or maybe they drive very little.
- Spooky23 6y agoRight now, sure. But the political machinery is never in bed with the more radical people. Things are extreme now because it’s being driven that way by various parties. As that calms down, compromises will be made and order will return. Recovery from economic catastrophe will be the priority.