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There's just no finding common ground with damn political wingnuts 🙄

Me: "Rather than focusing on which side may or may not have the worst extremism, can we just agree that it exists on both sides and it's all bad?" 🤷
Wingnut: "Sure... But extremism on the [left/right] is still much worse!"
Me: "Never mind." 🤦

Oh well, politics are for stupid people anyway.
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Ducky · 31-35, F
@Elessar I don't even get what this means, but don't tell me you're part of this sad little clique here... 🤦
Elessar · 31-35, M
@Ducky You're expressing a position that is itself radical, and that consists in having to continuously reposition oneself at a perceived centre and appear "moderate" or even "super parties", no matter what. "Both sides bad" is a common rhetoric in such ideology.

You can find more about it googling "radical centrism" or "enlightened centrism".
Ducky · 31-35, F
@Elessar For whatever it's worth, I'm legit disappointed. I knew I'd probably get one or both of the political cliques here ganging up on me with their usual pack mentality crap, but I never saw you being a part of that crowd. But that's all I have to say. Be well.
Elessar · 31-35, M
@Ducky But mine wasn't an attempt at "pack mentality" or being part of any crowd, just pointing out that this position is potentially no more and no less radical and prone to be politicised (and taken advantage of) than the two better recognizable extremes. It's just an (external / trying-to-be external?) opinion/observation of mine; you're free to do what you want with it, I'm not going to force you to see things any differently if you'll decide to dismiss it.

To be clear, I don't think you're ill-intentioned; I think you're perhaps just exhausted/overwhelmed (idk if it's the right term?) towards the continuous and increasing conflict between the two historical parties, and so you're trying to find a balance, blaming equally the two fronts for the present situation.