Here is a snapshot that tells you why the country is in the shape that it is in....
Friend of mine of Facebook was having a conversation about Iran policy. Here is an excerpt of the conversation:
Greg Lee: The truth is that Shane is very much in the true conservative category. Today’s GOP is so far to the right that Saint Ronald himself wouldn’t make it past the second primary. Hell by most historical standards Obama is almost a centrist
(I read that and had to jump in the conversation.)
Bryan Alexander: Greg Lee, this is not a personal attack. I’m just using figures of speech to make a point..... You are out of your mind. Most of the political spectrum (ultra-liberal, Liberal, Centrist, Moderate, Conservative, Ultra-conservative) have pretty much all been moving steadily Left the past 30-40 years. The media/entertainment industry has been the “millstone” hanging to the left and dragging the country left........ Nate Pipkin, John F Kennedy was a Democrat. He invaded Cuba and faced the Russians down over missiles in Cuba. He also had fiscal policy that was pretty close to Reagan. We now have a president who has managed to get the government to take over our healthcare system. He has sunk us over 5 TRILLION more in debt in just 6 years. His “go to” economic policy is pure Marxist/Socialist class warfare. Tax the rich, income equality, etc....
Greg Lee: Not a personal attack, but that is exactly the response I have come to expect from those who drink the GOP Kool aide. I could go line by line but I can tell it wouldn’t be worth the effort. But thanks for dropping by.
Bryan Alexander: Like I said, Greg, that was not personal. I don’t know you and I assume you are a great person. Before your “GOP Kool aide”, I had no idea what your actual political leanings were. FYI, I don’t drink the GOP Kool Aide. I am extremely conservative on most issues, but I don’t consider myself a Republican and I am not a member of the GOP. I consider the GOP leadership part of the problem in this country. ——— Looking back at the post I responded to, I am just shaking my head at the “Obama is almost a centrist” comment. Let’s just say we are WORLDS apart on our views on Obama’s political leanings and leave it at that. Hope you have a great day.
Greg Lee: Actually I’m a true centrist. But don’t let the truth about today’s GOP cloud your judgement or anything..... wink emoticon
John Newell: Today’s GOP is indeed very far right. So far that anything centrist looks to them like left wing. Because the actual left wing is out of view.
The issues are (1) the parallel universe they live in where they create their own “facts” and (2) the belief that any form of compromise is weakness.
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I don’t know John Newell or Greg Lee. But their response is pretty typical of how poorly people understand what is going on politically in this country today.
Those guys don’t have a clue.
I have tried. Liberals make it up and then bug out when you post facts they cannot deny.
Every time.
That is just devastating. Really is. Devastating. How can they possibly think they are centrist or obongo is centrist?
I’m mystified. Speechless... haven’t a clue what to say to them or about them.
Next time you have occasion to chat with those people, or others like them, ask them, if they are indeed “centrists,” what would they consider left wing? I would be very interested in their responses.