Subj : Re: US tariff retaliation
To   : paulie420
From : Jimmy
Date : Thu Mar 13 2025 09:44:22

  Re: Re: US tariff retaliation
  By: paulie420 to Bogomips on Tue Mar 11 2025 07:21 pm

 > control... its crazy. Conversation and compromise is a baseline that is need > in this country - and I only feel it being stifled by one side of the coin.

I have to disagree with the statement that it is being stiffled by (mostly, I
hope you meant) just one side. I tend to align mostly libertarian, which my
personal description means "conservative government, socially liberal".  I was
registered R for quite a while, but the shift to the extreme gained more and 
more momentum as the "Tea Party" with more and more Rs losing their freaking
minds and eventually culminating (so far) in the MAGA movement, soured my
stomach and I am now officially registered "N" (for No party affiliation). 

Anyway, I say all of that to indicate that I look at both the "magats" and the
"TDS" crowds as equal in number, equal in stupidity, and equal in
bullheadedness with zero give-a-shit about the other side's arguments. This is
where I disagree with the earlier statement, and it is my opinion that the
stiffling of the conversation is being done equally by both sides of the coin.
BUT - that coin is only a minority of Americans, and only a minority of their
respective "sides". I think the vast number of Americans are more "moderate"
with some "right-leaning" and some "left-leaning", but that the two extremes
are now definitely the HUGE vocal minority. 


 > ... I align most w/ Chris Cuomo, to be honest - I used to be more a democrat > but over the years they lost me and I now question everything and have been

I like Chris - I also like to listen to Jon Stewart and Rachael Madow. My
number one priorty when chosing who I continue listening to is well spoken,
articulate arguments, whether I agree with them or not.  I tend to agree the
least with Madow, but she's at least extrememly smart and well spoken, and her
arguments are valid, following most of the rules of logic and avoiding most
falacies.

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