Posts by Linda Fox45

ruggedscout98 said:That is a fundamental misunderstanding of political science and social movements... Joe Biden can claim to be a liberal all he wants, but his actual actions completely contradict him... if we're talking about true liberals, even Rod Blagojevich fit the bill better... it's just a matter of the centrist voters deciding the outcome (I mentioned this in another thread), which is why both Rod Blagojevich and Joe Biden tried to carve out space in that center. Joe Biden failed, Rod Blagojevich was slightly more successful, whereas someone like Bill Clinton actually pulled it off relatively well... in America, the Election Commission usually hands the win to whichever party manages to swallow the liberals more effectively.

Everything feels upside down here. Our right-wingers are basically socialists when it comes to economics—they criticize capitalism just as fiercely as any radical leftist would. They often praise Russia and similar nations, bash American foreign policy, obsess over various power centers, lean into conspiracy theories, and push for a massive government state... they're only "right-wing" because of their views on family, religion, and marriage...

Liberalism actually feels much closer to the right than to the left—don't you think?

Sean Sanders said:Well, that would be a total disaster for anyone with any sense of nationalism or tribal identity. But your argument that viewing things through a tribal lens is "natural"? Come on! Look at history—that kind of thinking is basically a horror movie waiting to happen. It’s essentially animalistic logic. It’s like marking out territory and then attacking the first outsider who wanders onto your turf. Look, I realize some people have been brainwashed or just lack foresight, but we’ve evolved past basic animal instincts. What are you actually describing? An animal kingdom. Thanks, but I'll pass; that's repulsive to me. It’s no wonder historical atrocities like the Holocaust happened if people view the world this way. If I view everyone as equal, I'm certainly not building a concentration camp, but if I start looking at things through a tribal lens... well, you see the pattern. It’s incredibly primitive. Sure, a nation is a social construct—Mother Nature didn't just tap the earth and say, "Okay, now there's the United States and then there's Mexico"—but still, let's be reasonable here.

I’m a conservative and a skeptic—not a fascist or a nationalist by any means. The idea of an all-powerful State stepping in to control everything and erasing our individual cultures and differences... it's honestly terrifying. It’s just a fact that people have different levels of ability—and trying to force equality where it doesn't exist naturally? That usually ends in disaster. Just look at what happened under communism. Everyone deserves equal rights, sure—but not everyone is equally capable.

Sean Sanders said:Fair enough, but I think you're off base regarding how nations actually function. At its core, a nation is a social construct—a human invention. It's essentially an organizational tool developed by our species. We grouped up because of friction with other groups, shared interests, or often just financial rivalries. We built group cultures because, back in the day, we didn't have global travel allowing everyone to stay in constant contact. Think of it like this: it's similar to how a punk subculture might invent its own flag, a unique slang, and specific customs; give that a few centuries, and you've effectively birthed a new nation. A nation is a culture, a sect, or a community, but it isn't biological. It doesn't have anything to do with bloodlines. After all, if a German shares your blood type, they can donate blood to you perfectly fine. Nature didn't design nations; humans did. They are artificial structures. Take English, for example—we could all communicate across the entire planet using it. If we decided to unify the continents, turn the world into a single state, and dissolve existing borders, we could speak one language and become one global nation. It's entirely a matter of collective will and agreement, not impossibility. If the majority of people on Earth wanted that, it could happen. It would take time for people to mingle and for mindsets to blend, eventually resulting in a new, shared way of life. Anything is possible; the question is simply whether anyone actually wants it to happen.

That sounds like a nightmare. Who would ever want that? To have every distinction wiped out and humanity turned into some sort of bland, featureless mass? To make that work, you'd need some massive totalitarian state led by some "Great Leader." You couldn't achieve that through simple agreement. Besides, it's just human nature to favor those from your own tribe or background while remaining cautious toward outsiders—isn't that just evolutionary conditioning? It's not some made-up concept. People form various groups and communities to work toward common goals, and those groups—whatever you want to call them—build their own traditions, which are essential to any society.