Heretic;1735251 wrote:It's the fundamental nature of social conservatism. On one hand, they'll bitch about how minority groups are "forcing" everyone to cater to their every whim. On the other, they'll constantly whine about how others act (usually in some sort of "downfall of America" spiel) and look to label those who don't fit into their neat little groups as abominations or mentally ill. Despite being a political minority in the grand scheme of things.
....and this is the fundamental nature of 'lean forward' progressivism. They constantly whine about fundamental Christians, and generalize that all Christians and conservatives are just like them.
they'll constantly whine about how others act (usually in some sort of "downfall of America" spiel) and look to label those who don't fit into their neat little groups as abominations or mentally ill.
...and they("progressives") convieniently forget they are the ones that are making people check identity boxes. Are you male or female...black, white, hispanic, native American???? parsing and dividing us up into little groups and doling out favors and advantages to those they qualify as deserving.
Much like the physical world, the world of politics is round. Just like the physical world, if you travel far enough west, you'll eventually end up in the east....politically, if you travel left enough, you'll eventually end up near the far right. The methods of both are the same...legislate and force their view thru law and government mandate. There is a thin line between the two.
Personally, I can stomach the right wingers....they are predictable in that their beliefs are not self aggrandizing but time honored, traditional values that even though antiquated, most people are at least used to. Progressives, on the other hand, are among the most dangerous people on the planet. Their 'mandate doesn't come from anything familiar, but from the elistist belief that they know what's best for all of us. They manipulate and combine all the little checkboxes to create the political power they need to hammer their agenda.