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> The "left" and the "right" can't find any common ground. And would-be centrists presenting it as if this is equally the fault of both sides is a significant

> The "left" and the "right" can't find any common ground. And would-be centrists presenting it as if this is equally the fault of both sides is a significant contributor to the problem. The "right" has collectively decided that reality doesn't matter if it makes them look bad or disagrees with their increasingly-extreme dogma, that other people's lives are less important than rich people's money, and that democracy is bad if it means they have a harder time getting power. Oh, and that Nazis are good, actually. There are certainly elements of the "left" that are unhelpfully unwilling to compromise, but they're not even in the same zip code as the problems with today's American right wing, and painting them with the same brush makes it much harder to approach genuine solutions to these problems.

throw_nbvc1234 5y ago
This is the same concept as a blameless post-mortem. Or the difference between the end of WWI and WWII peace treaty wise. You can blame and morally demonize the right all you want; and you make a reasonable argument why you'd be correct to do so. And yet, that mindset will not convince them to change. it'll just make things worse and eventually the unstoppable force will meet the immovable object. "There are certainly elements of the "left" that are unhelpfully unwilling to compromise, but they're not even in the same zip code as the problems with today's American right wing, and painting them with the same brush makes it much harder to approach genuine solutions to these problems. " Sounds like an argument for solving problems at the most local level possible. Something that the right used to champion and the left is fundamentally against. But also where there could be common ground if people wanted to actually solve problems instead of "dunking" on people and scoring more partisan points.

throw_nbvc1234 5y ago

This is the same concept as a blameless post-mortem. Or the difference between the end of WWI and WWII peace treaty wise. You can blame and morally demonize the right all you want; and you make a reasonable argument why you'd be correct to do so. And yet, that mindset will not convince them to change. it'll just make things worse and eventually the unstoppable force will meet the immovable object. "There are certainly elements of the "left" that are unhelpfully unwilling to compromise, but they're not even in the same zip code as the problems with today's American right wing, and painting them with the same brush makes it much harder to approach genuine solutions to these problems. " Sounds like an argument for solving problems at the most local level possible. Something that the right used to champion and the left is fundamentally against. But also where there could be common ground if people wanted to actually solve problems instead of "dunking" on people and scoring more partisan points.