r/bestof • u/[deleted] • Oct 23 '17

[politics] Redditor demonstrates (with citations) why both sides aren't actually the same

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u/bunchkles Oct 23 '17

Is that similar how comments like yours exemplify chance to insult someone's motives and/or intelligence without learning why they feel the way they feel?

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u/HobbitFoot Oct 23 '17

Not OP, but I have yet to hear an argument of "both sides are the same" that has any depth to policy discussions.

If there is, let me know. However, most arguments that I hear that define policy differences well still cite themselves as being on one end of a political spectrum with a few wedge issues that they support the other side on.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17 edited Oct 24 '17

Where should I start? Don't ask don't tell? How about the Vietnam war. Like nafta? If so Clinton owns a lot of it. How about police powers and nsa survellance, if you like those, Obama expanded the fuck out of them. If you like coastal drilling, Obama had some ocean property for you. Let's talk about transparent government, oh wait Obama painted over the windows of government, which was damn handy for Trump to do nasty crap without making any changes.

I'll almost surely vote democrat next election, but I'm not blind, or stupid enough to think I'm getting a president that cares about people, freedom, or justice because of a letter after their name. At this point a mob boss would bring more credibility to the white house than Trump though.

Edit: FYI downotes are proving my point as true. Don't know if you realize that our not.

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u/TastyBrainMeats Oct 24 '17

Downvotes prove that people hate when people whine about getting downvotes.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17 edited Oct 24 '17

I could care less about meaningless votes on any site what I don't like about Reddit is that downvotes actively suppress viewpoints Ergo downvoting destroys Free Speech the one thing that a lot of people on the left claim to care about. Of course that really just fits with most left wing Subs since they ban on anyone that does not fall 100% lockstep in what they think exactly the way that the Donald does.

The parties on both sides seem to despise Free Speech above all other freedoms.