#moderates

[odinsblog]

For a very long time mainstream media has been conflating the word “moderate” with the word “conservative,” and moving the Overton Window further to the right.

And at the same time, the words “leftist” and “radical” and “extremists” are also being conflated, but that’s a discussion for another time.

Liz Cheney is not a moderate. Chris Christie is not a moderate. Nikki Haley definitely is not a moderate. I guess it’s nice that they are finally calling out Trump, but they all voted for Trump (twice!) and none of them are good people. (How do I know they aren’t good people? Because they spent most of their adult lives and careers supporting harmful conservative policies that intentionally target women and poor/Black/disabled/LGBTQ people to harm.)

The same goes for pundits like Ana Navarro and the other MSNBC “former” Republicans and Republican strategists who don’t like Trump anymore, but are still “proud conservatives.” They support most of Trump’s policies even if they don’t support Trump anymore. And Nikki Haley has even said that if the choice in November comes down to Biden or Trump, she believes that it’s who is Biden the bigger threat to America. (source)

And Nikki Haley has repeatedly said that she would pardon Trump, so that’s another big NOAP for me.

Look, I understand that neoliberals and conservative leaning Democrats have a tendency to kick left + kiss right, but people have GOT to learn that just because a conservative might occasionally do something right, like oppose Trump, that does not magically transform them into good people™ worth elevating or supporting.

One last thing: I’ve seen a lot of Biden supporters get all caught up in their feelings because Jon Stewart made fun of (gasp) Biden’s age. Listen: WE are not the ones who are in a cult! It is 100% okay for voters to joke about and criticize people in power. It’s MAGA who cannot criticize their dear leader, remember? It's the other guys, THE CULTISTS, who cannot accept even the lightest of criticisms.

“But Republicans will use it against us”

Yes, Republicans will use anything and everything against us, whether we said it or not. That’s what they dO. They lie, make shit up and try to use literally anything—true or false, good or bad—against non-Trump supporters. Being good and honest and not saying anything Republicans disagree with will not gain you any votes with Republicans.

Look, Idgaf about what Republicans and other people on the right think. About anything. Idc. Their opinions don’t matter and they aren’t going to change who I vote for in November 2024. I’m not worried about trying to change their hearts and minds, because they’re heartless and mindless.

At the end of the day, I dO think that msm tends to run with rightwing narratives, but once again, none of that foolishness will change my vote.

Put your grownup pants on and don’t get caught up in the drama.

#politics #nikki haley #republicans #donald trump #moderates #overton window #desi lydic #the daily show #centrism #centrists

[fannishfeminists]

Reactionary centrism: The toxic force that could elect Trump — and kill off democracy | Salon.com

Please please read this!!!

#republicans #cheeto man #moderates #democrats #USA elections #usa politics

[futurebird]

Violence, to the moderate.

If the idea of violent protests don't make you at least little scared I wonder how well you know history. At the same time, real change almost never happens without people putting their bodies on the line.

(Cartoons by Mattie Lubchansky )

The right understands this far better than your average liberal/moderate. To be a moderate is to trust that existing systems will (mostly) work.

If those system fail? What then? To even consider this is for a moderate ... treason. It's *not* a good thing that one side has all the guns.

I saw a photo a few days ago. I think it was titled. "Vermont politics" -- in it a scruffy cheerful white man held a gun and a sign. The sign said something like "Respect my trans daughter and my right to bear arms!" (did anyone else see this?)

Some people were annoyed at the guy for being so into guns. I could only think how glad I was for his daughter that he had one.

#protest #violence #us politics #politics #history #moderates #peaceful protest #violent protest #guns #trans rights #racism #revolutions #french revolution #Haitian revolution #Toussaint Louverture

[corporationsarepeople]

“Moderates always cave. A tale as old as time.”

—GOP Member of Congress

#us politics #republicans #maga #centrists #moderates

[queerpossums]

fucking hell this text set for a discussion on imperialism is so lukewarm. it’s tepid, spineless, aggressively moderate, nonpolitical on an inherently political issue, and refusing to look at the actual issue. the british museum is obviously fucked and needs to return all the shit it’s stolen,but is that really the best example they can provide for the entire issue of imperialism????? prioritizing how imperialism impacted brexit over how it impacts those subjected to imperialism is shallow and embarrassing.

#rant #just me complaining about shitty school readings #eurocentrism #anti imperialism #imperialism #liberals #liberals /neg #spineless #moderates #anti colonialism #neocolonialism #neoimperialism

[wakewithgiggli]

#both sides #moderates #centrists #compromise

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

“Most religious folk will swear up and down that their religion, their Holy Book, does not condone atrocity, that any savagery committed is by crazies and hard-liners who follow the faith literally.

Tell me this: If your religion is that damned mean and nasty down deep inside, and you're having to make excuses for it, shouldn't that tell you something?”

Moderates do not represent the nature of a religion’s or ideology’s doctrine because, by definition, they occupy a middle ground between that doctrine and secular values and ethics. They view the doctrine through modern secular values (e.g. “it’s a metaphor!”), and vice versa (”morality comes from god”).

Next time you’re told that the “true” meaning of the doctrine is something nice and fluffy, say something like “oh, so you’re a fundamentalist?” And then watch them say “of course not!” and fail to grasp the problem.

#religion #religious fundamentalists #fundamentalists #religious moderates #moderates #ideology #ideological fundamentalism #religion is a mental illness

[muscovitez]

I had to do this with moderate version.

#art #design #centricide #jreg #moderates #politics #ideology

[musclesandhammering]

“I don’t see color” moms + “I don’t care if you’re gay, as long as you’re not bothering me” dads

#to be clear #if you’re not Seeing Color then you’re not acknowledging racial inequality or issues specific to poc #and saying As Long As Ur Not Bothering me implies that gays are gonna sexually harass you or smth #and also that talking about queer struggles by itself would bother you so they need to just shut up about it #just in case anyone didn’t get it #this is the mantra of older suburban neolibs and ‘socially tolerant’ moderates of both parties #lots of political posts lately but in my defence I did warn you guys in my bio #neolibs #neoliberals #moderates #political #political memes

[feckcops]

So George Osborne has a new podcast. What do the victims of his austerity policies get?

“Whenever he is wheeled into another studio as an elder statesman, Osborne is never asked about people such as the Chapmans [one of thousands of disabled people to have their benefits drastically cut after being declared ‘fit for work’], or scientists’ research that shows 300,000 extra deaths were caused by his austerity programme. Nor do I expect it to be a major feature of his podcast – not when Balls himself went along with so much of the austerity agenda. Perhaps there’ll be some light ribbing about the former chancellor’s career after Westminster. How many jobs are we up to now?

“In 2003, Campbell was a salesman for an illegal war prosecuted on dodgy evidence that killed between 280,000 and 315,000 Iraqis, according to the estimates of Brown University in the US. On the 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, he was interrogated on his podcast not by a relative of one of those killed, or by a maimed soldier or by one of the million Britons who marched in opposition – but by Stewart, who after the invasion became a latter-day colonial administrator in the shattered country. It is fair to say their conversation on the matter was less heated than it gets on the iniquities of Brexit.

“Light entertainment is the great launderer of political reputations. A few years ago, TV quiz shows turned Boris Johnson into the serial liar you could have a pint with. Cookery and bad dancing transformed Balls from an economist into a household name. The pretence is that they’ve shed the Westminster carapace and are now on civvy street. Yet long after he left Blair’s court, Campbell continued to help run election campaigns, while as editor of the London Evening Standard Osborne would run front pages to help Matt Hancock ...

“I spoke to the Chapmans this week. Paul’s Parkinson’s has got much worse and their benefits aren’t enough for the rising costs of food and fuel. Last winter, they didn’t put on the central heating and Lisa went over to her mum’s for a few hours of warmth a day. Paul broke his little finger in December but was so numb with cold that he only felt the pain in February ... These two need no lessons in the cruelty of politics. Someone should give them a podcast.”

#george osborne #ed balls #alan campbell #centrists #moderates #neoliberals #conservatives #tories #labour #politicians #podcast #benefit cuts #benefits #austerity #disabled #poverty #illegal wars #iraq #uk #politics

[odinsblog]

Joe Biden fetishizing “bipartisanship” with the crazy ass fascists of the GOP is so completely on brand for him. Unfortunately.

Quite honestly, it disgusts me.

The racist extremists in the GOP just used thee most partisan of tactics to extort the U.S. economy + eviscerate the social safety net + harm the poor, but Joe Biden’s anachronistic ass thinks that’s just swell, because fucking “bipartisanship.”

Look, there is no such thing as a “moderate” Republican. The media has completely destroyed that word beyond all recognition. If Joe Manchin is advocating for the poor to starve to death, as long as he isn’t yelling or swearing, the media will call him a moderate.

There is no such thing as a MAGA Republican—that’s the overwhelming majority of the GOP and conservative voters.

If you think that there is somehow an “acceptable” amount of fascists in the Republican Party, let me remind you about the “shit in your milkshake” analogy: How much (or how little) shit is acceptable in your milkshake? 10% shit? 5% shit?? Or are you, like me, only satisfied with no shit in your milkshake?? I know that’s being a little picky, but that’s how I feel.

Same thing with fascists in the Republican Party. There are enough white supremacists + fascists in the GOP that the whole damn thing is rotten to the core. Just like a shit milkshake.

“Bipartisanship” is not the fucking end goal of politics, and I’m super tired of seeing Dems chronic devotion to “reaching across the aisle” to make nice with a Party of white supremacists who religiously fuck them over at every opportunity.

Establishment Dems are the only ones who believe in this foolishness. Republicans repeatedly show that they will block a SCOTUS nominee, repeal Roe v. Wade, slit your throat, and not give a single solitary shit about being “bipartisan.” But hey, Biden thinks we should all be on our knees praising bipartisanship, y’all. Because Republicans only managed to kill the safety net a little bit, this time. But trust me, they’ll finish the job when the time limit (aka: poison pill) runs out, and ~*magically*~ nobody will be able to get enough votes to get rid of them, thus making it the “temporary compromise” a permanent one.

Istg I’m worried shitless about the upcoming election.

#politics #joe biden #bipartisanship #republicans #conservadems #moderate republicans #fetishizing bipartisanship #moderates

[unpopularly-opinionated]

As election season draws nearer, just your friendly reminder to only vote for the candidate you actually believe in (or at the very least believe in the most) and not the one people will inevitably try to fearmonger/guilt trip you into voting for.

If Democrats are losing votes because of third parties, all that means is that Democrats need to demand better representation, that’s all there is to it. It’s not your fault in the slightest.

#politics #Democrats #Republicans #Moderates #voting #third parties #two party system #election season #PDX #oregon #Portland #Tina Kotek #Betsy Johnson #Christine Drazan #Kate Brown

[nepobabyboomer]

Average moderate

#twitter #tw #moderates #centrists #fascism

[adhd-hippie]

Found the thought.

Someone told me that I'm a good person but a little annoying with all my opinions and ya know, that's okay because I find people with a lack of opinion annoying.

They're the types to be moderates and vote based on who they think is going to lower taxes and then we wind up with fuckers like Bush and Trump in office.

So, sorry BRENDA for being kinda annoying but you fucking voted us into this mess so piss off.

#opinions #adhd #see my last post #moderates #lack of opinion #politics

[song-of-the-rune]

y'all are absolutely free to use tumblr however you please but I want redditors to know that they could, hypothetically, start a sideblog about a particular topic, add moderators to it, turn on submissions (and asks), make an "about" page laying out rules and such, and create a good tagging system. If you want it to be a bit more familiar.

#reddit blackout #reddit migration #runic ramblings #if you want examples of how blogs with multiple moderators are run #ask around about sonic-for- *shot* #but really be warned that they do cause drama... not that reddit mods don't lol

[usnewsper-politics]

Republicans Clash Over Immigration: Urgent Need for Action at Southern Border #apprehensions #BorderPatrolagents #commonground #comprehensiveimmigrationlegislation #effectivereforms #GOPbordervisit #growingdivide #hardliners #illegalcrossings #illegalimmigration #immigrationpolicy #immigrationreform #localcommunities #moderates #mountingcrisis #politicalposturing #potentialsolutions #publicitystunt #republicanparty #securetheborder #southernborder #tensions #urgentneedforimmigrationreform

#Politics #apprehensions #BorderPatrolagents #commonground #comprehensiveimmigrationlegislation #effectivereforms #GOPbordervisit #growingdivide #hardliners #illegalcrossings #illegalimmigration #immigrationpolicy #immigrationreform #localcommunities #moderates #mountingcrisis #politicalposturing #potentialsolutions #publicitystunt #republicanparty #securetheborder #southernborder #tensions #urgentneedforimmigrationreform