The Comfort of False Equivalence
There’s a seductive kind of cowardice masquerading as wisdom in modern discourse: the insistence that all extremes are created equal. It’s what allows the centrist to shrug and say, “Well, both sides are dangerous,” as though morality and method exist on a balanced scale, and history is simply a record of shared mistakes. For MAGA, this rhetorical laziness isn’t just useful. It’s strategic.

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    8 days ago

    That’s the problem with remaining loyal to your ideals. We’re very hard to indoctrinate.

    In my opinion, the best president in my lifetime was Obama. I don’t agree with his choice to follow Bush and bail out the banks, he took too long to pull out of Iraq, and his speed over fairness deportations were awful. MAGA is incapable of seeing flaws in their electors.

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        I’d have a hard time calling the guy who championed civil rights, same-sex marriage, and tried to create universal healthcare a conservative.

        Who would you say was a better President since Reagan that wasn’t conservative?

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          Championed same-sex marriage? That’s what you think he did? Because I remember a man condemning same-sex marriage until the rest of us dragged him to it kicking and screaming. If it had been up to Obama same-sex marriage would still be on the out and he’d be patiently waiting on the right time.

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            Carter was before Reagan. That’s why I said Obama was the best in my lifetime. I agree with Carter as a choice though.

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              It was the last time we weren’t directly in a war, so that’s pretty awesome. He also put solar panels on the white house, since removed by Spacefarce 457.