Subj : Re: Fundamentalists and P
To   : Mike Powell
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Sat Sep 03 2022 10:45:19

On 03 Sep 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
 MP> >  MM> If we had a world without fundamentalists and progressives the worl
 MP> >  MM> would be a better place.
 MP> > When conservatives resort to "both-sidesism," one knows they're disillus
 MP> > with the current state of conservatism. It's the bargaining stage of
 MP> > political grief.
 MP> He said fundamentalists, not conservatives.  I don't know Matt well but,
 MP> judging by his posts here and other places, I doubt he is a
 MP> fundamentalist. IIRC, he has some interesting stories about dealing with
 MP> fundamentalists who do not approve of his lifestyle.

Most fundamentalists are conservatives. Fundamentalists and conservatives
have a lot in common in that they both support traditional power structures
and values, and oppose change to the status quo.

 MP> But if it makes you feel good to think that...

Not all conservatives are fundamentalists, though, and liberals have varying
levels of progressivism, too.

Offering to trade the far-right for the far-left is a form of bargaining, but
a poor one. The far right widely espouses political violence, secession,
and civil war, while violent sentiments on the far-left are extremely rare.
In particular, as of late, the far-right has used violence to threaten
democracy and the peaceful transfer of power, while the far-left has done no
such thing. Sure, there were the George Floyd riots, but those were more about
local police oppression than national political issues.

Attempting to equate the two is nonsensical.

Jeff.

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