Yep. They dance together. Two steps forward, one step back.
The left pushes ahead two steps. They go too far. They demand an agreement. The Republicans agree, and the two come up with a bipartisan agreement. The left gets half of what it wanted. The right gets nothing.
That's -2 for liberty (because the issue should have been moot in the first place and not even acknowledged), +1 for "bipartisan" socialism. The left is still one step ahead every time.
The incramentalism adds up. That's how we got into the mess we're in today.
Yep. Not to sound too negative, but when Bush Jr. was elected in 2000, I could see the way the country was headed. Ridiculous concepts were being discussed as though they had one whit of merit, and sometimes actually being embraced by the majority. I said then that Bush’s election merely put off the inevitable for four more years.
Fast forward to today. The stuff being argued and allowed is beyond the comprehension of people living 50 years ago. It’s insanity on parade. And it will not end well, as is already apparent to anyone paying attention.
But it is happening as described in so much of biblical prophecy. The good news is that in the end the good Guy wins.