The left's shtick is they want to use government force to empower the poor and downtrodden, use government force to protect and heal the environment, and use government force to give everyone "free" healthcare and a "living wage".
The right's shtick (political theater, that is) is they want to use government force to protect corporations from failing, use government to police the world and make everyone like US, and use government to make everyone moral.
Hardly anyone seems to realize that the biggest problem is the whole idea of government as the way to get things done.
(See the quote at bottom.)
I've run into 5 main categories of political attitude when I discuss social problems with people;
1. Liberal Left - if you disagree with them, they accuse you of being conservative
2. Conservative Right - if you disagree with them, they accuse you of being a liberal
3. Conspiracy Theorist - all politics is run by evil rich people, and we need to expose them
4. Christian Libertarians - no one should be in charge, because Jesus is the only boss
Every one of these 4 types are just about worthless, as far as trying to steer them towards seeing the bigger, long-range picture.
The fifth type is the only type that is worth talking to very much:
5. Anarchist - Leaning skeptics - you, me, and about 5 other people in Michigan
"There has never been an idea in human history that has retarded progress more than the idea that the way something was being done at any given time was the best way that it could be done."
Brett Veinotte
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