IT'S NOT LEFT VS RIGHT...
ITS GOOD VS EVIL...
CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE..
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The most poignant statement I saw on X yesterday was this - I paraphrase:
‘You didn’t see one building or city burn last night. That tells you everything you need to know.’
In my own words - it’s not the right’s policies that allow illegal immigrants to stay here in the USA and murder innocent women. It’s not the right’s policies that allow criminals - mental or otherwise - to remain free after13 god damn other interactions with the law - and then slit an innocent young girl’s throat.
As a libertarian I’ve had plenty of issues with the right.
But it’s not them creating, supporting, facilitating lawlessness in our country.
I HEAR YOU. IT'S EASY TO LOOK AT THE WORLD AND FEEL LIKE IT'S A BATTLE OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SEE THINGS LIKE INNOCENT PEOPLE BEING HURT. YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S NOT THE "RIGHT'S" POLICIES THAT SEEM TO BE CAUSING THIS CHAOS. IT FEELS LIKE A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT'S RIGHT AND WHAT'S WRONG.
WHEN YOU SEE A SYSTEM THAT LETS CRIMINALS STAY ON THE STREETS TO HURT OTHERS, IT'S HARD NOT TO GET ANGRY. AND THAT'S WHERE THE "GOOD VS. EVIL" IDEA COMES FROM. IT'S A SIMPLE WAY TO MAKE SENSE OF A WORLD THAT FEELS COMPLETELY BROKEN.
BUT THE TRUTH IS, THE WORLD IS A LOT MESSIER THAN THAT. THE "LEFT VS. RIGHT" THING IS ALL ABOUT HOW WE THINK WE CAN FIX THINGS. ONE SIDE MIGHT SAY WE NEED MORE POLICE AND TOUGHER LAWS. THE OTHER SIDE MIGHT SAY WE NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT LEAD TO CRIME IN THE FIRST PLACE, LIKE POVERTY OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
NEITHER SIDE IS REALLY "EVIL." THEY JUST HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THINGS BETTER. IT'S A FIGHT OVER WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. BUT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A TRAGEDY, THAT FEELS LIKE A BUNCH OF B.S. I GET IT.
