College of Political Knowledge
Subject: Political Theory
We hear almost daily of the extremists on both sides of the spectrum……mostly because of their strands on certain issues….but really the definition of extremism is….any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies…..let me say that again………any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies….now if you understand what that means, then I ask again….Is the GOP extreme?
What would you call a statement made by the GOP leadership in the House, when they say that tax increases are OFF the table….or he they say that the Congress knows what is the problem and that they should address it……but the problem that they harp on is the one and only problem of their choosing….there is NO flexibility in their words……they are saying basically that it is their way or there is NO way to solve the problems of the country.
I realize that some of this is just political posturing and rhetoric for the 24/7 news cycle….but recent votes have shown that it is a prevailing ideology in the Congress ….that of extremism…any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies…….has anything that Congress has done in the past couple of years indicated any form of compromise?
Conservatism is a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes……I understand that but (there is always a but) compromise is NOT radical change, ergo the GOP as it is today is an extremist ideology….at least in the rhetoric of their leaders.
My conserv friends will not necessarily agree with me and I understand why…but they need to get a grip on their leadership and return to the way of governance that the founders intended…….go back to the days when ALL reps had the same feeling…that we must work together to solve our problems…..if not then we are traveling in the direction of political ruin.
(just thought I would point out just how “argumentum ad hominem” could be employed)
That was pretty mild for “ad hominem.” The GOP are a bunch of grandma killing, women hating, corporate whores who are full of bovine fecal matter. 😉
Now that is ad hom. 😛
I see we both were not raptured out….so the blogging goes on…..
HA! well said Spinny…..oh do not get me wrong…I do believe that the GOP is becoming more extreme than its past……once you say “there will be NO compromise” then they are extreme!
Our work is not done yet. 🙂
I know! What the hell is this no compromise crap? Are they forgetting Democrats still have the Senate and the White House? Gotta give them something that won’t be DOA in the Senate.
Spinny, I think the Dems need to adopt that….but they will not…….they are afraid of the back draft from the base…..something the GOP does not have….the base there is all for crushing compromise…..