Born2fayl t1_ivn1g2a wrote on November 9, 2022 at 3:40 AM

Reply to comment by Wyldfire2112 in CRT and Amendment 3 by AttorneyTime4601

There will always be extremists. It is crazy to point to them when explaining why mainstream opposition gets so crazy. If the standard is “We can’t have our way until there are no extremists that partially agree with us.” Nothing will get done. Ever. Because they will always be there.

Wyldfire2112 t1_ivn96as wrote on November 9, 2022 at 4:48 AM

That isn't what I'm saying, and the fact everyone seems to think it says a lot of bad things.

I'm simply pointing out that the Right points to the extremists on the Left to justify themselves just the same way the Left points to the extremists on the Right. Becauseboth sides tend to think their own shit doesn't stink.

Just because I don't agree with the most recent wave of rhetorical bullshit of people twisting the meaning of racism so whites are racist and blacks are "exhibiting racially biased behavior," doesn't mean I'm in favor of racism.

Born2fayl t1_ivniift wrote on November 9, 2022 at 6:24 AM

The problem is that the right MAINSTREAM is comparing itself to the fringe left. We say something that Trump did is crazy and they point to the fringe parts of twitter left. It’s not equal. It’s not even close.

Wyldfire2112 t1_ivnl3gf wrote on November 9, 2022 at 6:54 AM

>The problem is that the right MAINSTREAM is comparing itself to the fringe left.

That's a significant part of my point.

We need to acknowledge the Fringe Left exists and try to talk some goddamn sense into them instead of trying to pretend we can separate ourselves from them, because the Right sure as hell won't separate them from us any more than we separate the Qtards and MAGAts from moderate, sensible conservatives when we think of "the Right."