‘I Didn’t Vote for This’: A Revolt Against DOGE Cuts, Deep in Trump Country

[Justabirdwatcher]

Odd question. For it, obviously. Agree with you completely. But political compromise is dead, especially when one party has complete control. This part of the reason neither side wants to kill the filibuster.

Not really an odd question when you consider what you wrote -

"Being in the middle means compromise, which leads to imperfect solutions to complex problems, which leads to more fuel for social media to overemphasize the problem.....You see it on HT with some people being "Not one acre!" regarding public lands. That is an oversimplification that might fit on a t-shirt but might end up blocking progress that actually may be net positive."

In one breath, you seem to say compromise leads to more problems, and in the next you say that uncompromising positions block progress.

Feel free to explain. Not trying to "get you" but rather understand what you meant. When I first read it, it appeared as though you contradicted yourself.

 

[SAJ-99]

Not really an odd question when you consider what you wrote -

"Being in the middle means compromise, which leads to imperfect solutions to complex problems, which leads to more fuel for social media to overemphasize the problem.....You see it on HT with some people being "Not one acre!" regarding public lands. That is an oversimplification that might fit on a t-shirt but might end up blocking progress that actually may be net positive."

In one breath, you seem to say compromise leads to more problems, and in the next you say that uncompromising positions block progress.

Feel free to explain. Not trying to "get you" but rather understand what you meant. When I first read it, it appeared as though you contradicted yourself.

No problem. I reread what I wrote and it still makes complete sense to me . I am speaking of two distinct situations. An uncompromising approach either leads to nothing being done (in split government) or to one group, when it has complete power, to implementing a solution that only benefits them and hurts the others. Often problems don’t get solved. The deficit being the prime example, although I see the deficit as the measurement of the solutions. I admit that giving everyone a little bit something often means money in one form or another and the bill just goes on the credit card.

Most of the problem is social media where people can find a little thing and complain about it endlessly. If they can’t find something they make it up. Hard to be a middle-ground politician now days.

 

[Justabirdwatcher]

The problem with middle ground politicians is that they rarely make it through our idiotic primary system.

 

[Rainer]

The problem with middle ground politicians is that they rarely make it through our idiotic primary system.

Also, corporate money doesn't like center politics..... or compromise

 

[SAJ-99]

The problem with middle ground politicians is that they rarely make it through our idiotic primary system.

But isn’t the reality of that the fact a large percentage of the voters would rather see the other side suffer than find a reasonable solution?

 

[Gulf of America]

But isn’t the reality of that the fact a large percentage of the voters would rather see the other side suffer than find a reasonable solution?

A large percentage of the voters who turn out for primaries which is a pathetically small percentage of voters. I say we go Australia-style with compulsory voting. While that makes it sound like I have WAY more confidence in the average person than I do, I don’t think it could be much worse than what our primary system is producing.

 

[Nick87]

But isn’t the reality of that the fact a large percentage of the voters would rather see the other side suffer than find a reasonable solution?

People who make it a team sport are a bigger enemy than the biggest scumbag politician. Without them the scumbags wouldn't exist. Unfortunately far more than the majority is in fact in favor of teams.

 

[Irrelevant]

People who make it a team sport are a bigger enemy than the biggest scumbag politician. Without them the scumbags wouldn't exist. Unfortunately far more than the majority is in fact in favor of teams.

Preach it!

 

[westbranch]

I think it was on this forum where I saw someone post "you can find compromise in the dictionary between chicken shit and c*nt". I have used that a few times to diffuse some tension and it did help get to some compromise in the end.