Comment on Manchin not endorsing Harris after she backed ending filibuster to codify abortion rights
Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 month agoI think I’m left until I hang around with real leftists, then I realize I am not left. Republicans call me a liberal, and real liberals call me a libertarian. I’m neither of those things I guess, but a little bit of each of them.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Me right friends think I’m too liberal. My left friends think I’m to right.
I’m actually pretty damn moderate. The issue isn’t me, it’s people have become extreme and I haven’t.
The only things I go far right are economic issues and national defense. I am very much a small government Republican.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Gosh danged right! There are a lot of issues I’m more passionate about than an average person, but I’m not married to a single ideology, and definitely not 100% aligned with a party. It feels pretty demoralizing when this, which used to be the majority of people’s attitudes, leaves me feeling alone with my perspectives.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Until Botha sides stop becoming extreme, we won’t see the country get better. If you haven’t seen Reagan the movie. Go watch it. It’s weird but the one take away is how different politics have become. Reagan made everyone laugh and feel comfortable. He worked with democrats. He had democrats friends. Both sides weren’t as bitter.
I think people forget that Regan crushed the elections. I can’t see anyone doing that now days.
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 1 month ago
“Socially liberal” man liked Reagan and Reagan (2024). Go figure.