[DannyTN]

I have no idea where in that article the “two advantages” are, but I’m not going to take the time to find them.

[marktwain]

For most political leftist, the one metric of importance to them is:

Does this increase my power, or my ability to hang onto power?

Or does this gain me, personally, an advantage, even if it destroys countless others? (that does not matter).

[Jonty30]

The two essential doctrines of the left are being free from consequences and that the earth is a planet that is limited in resources.

Everything they promote is an extension of these two beliefs. Through these beliefs, they seek power to ensure they can practice these beliefs freely.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The Left only has one advantage. They have corrupted the voting system(s) and they know how to cheat during election time. They perfected their game during the last two presidential elections and will do it again this year.

The GOP nominee has to have a HUGE lead to counteract this. Otherwise, BOHICA.

[ctdonath2]

It’s the flip side of my recurring observation:
The biggest problem with the Right is that we’ll tie ourselves in knots trying to objectively explain & rationalize both sides of whatever position they take, while they just race on to the next feel-good self-satisfying declaration. We may be right, but the bulk of the electorate doesn’t want to, say, follow a prolonged treatise on the history of the Second Amendment and its extrapolation to today’s weaponry & circumstances, when “of course we should have reasonable restrictions” is so effective.

[Cheerio]

I also have no idea what the article is about but when I read the headline the first thing that popped into my mind was the Marxist and the Socialist running for Pres on the RAT party ticket.

How can you overcome this?



The following quotation has been attributed to Tytler, although it has also been occasionally attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville:
A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.

[caver]

Geez, I just wasted my time reading this.....

[Objective Scrutator]

It’s why the concept of government itself is flawed, and why private institutions do absolutely any task better. There is simply no incentive for government to do anything efficiently, and tons of incentives for it to do things inefficiently. You basically have to say that math is a lie if you genuinely believe the government is efficient.

[PIF]

There is one metric and one metric only that is universally applied by every leftist that pre-determines whether or not anything that they support is a good idea or not, and it is the question, "Does supporting this idea make me feel good about myself?" If the answer is "yes", then facts or reality be damned - it is a good idea and there is absolutely nothing you can do to convince them otherwise.

There is another or at least a corollary, "Does supporting this idea make make other peoples' lives miserable?" If the answer is 'yes,' then proceed. Also worth mentioning is, "Does supporting this idea give me more power?" If 'yes' then pull out all stops and get it done!

[Yaelle]

He’s right that they support any issue by “Does supporting this issue make ME FEEL GOOD?” And they want zero responsibility for anything. Conservatives feel guilt because they take responsibility. Leftists find blame, and it is never themselves. Only their intentions and feelings count.