Reaching Out to the Right

[donquixote99]

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What MAGA Doesn’t Understand About Us — And Why It Matters

There’s this idea out there — a loud, angry idea — that progressives are trying to take something away from conservatives. That we want to ban your religion, seize your guns, force you into abortions, and open the borders so we can replace you. It’s everywhere: on cable news, in social media echo chambers, in speeches designed to scare instead of inform.

But the truth is… that’s just not what we’re about.

We don’t want anything for ourselves that we wouldn’t want for you. And we’re not trying to force anything on anyone — quite the opposite. What we want is choice, freedom, dignity, and a country where everyone, including you, gets to live a decent life, feel safe, and be treated with respect.

Progressives aren’t trying to make you have an abortion. We’re just saying don’t force us to give birth if we’re not ready, or it’s unsafe, or it's simply not our path. That’s not an attack on your beliefs — it’s a defense of ours.

We’re not trying to take away your right to marry who you love, worship how you want, or teach your children your values. We just ask for the same freedom in return. Let us live without being told our families are illegitimate, our love is wrong, or our beliefs are a threat to the nation.

We’re not trying to abolish the Second Amendment. Many of us own guns. But we also want our kids to come home from school alive. We want to be able to go to church, the movies, or the grocery store without looking for the nearest exit in case someone with an AR-15 decides to make a statement. That’s not tyranny — that’s grief asking for mercy.

We want safe, strong public schools for all kids — not just the ones in wealthy ZIP codes. We want a fair economy, where teachers, firefighters, and nurses don’t pay a higher tax rate than billionaires. We want healthcare that doesn’t bankrupt families, and housing that doesn’t take two jobs and a miracle to afford. We want clean air, clean water, and a livable planet — for everyone’s grandchildren.

And above all, we want peace. Not the peace of silence or submission, but the peace of mutual respect — of a society that works because we see each other as fellow Americans, not enemies.

We know there are real fears out there. Cultural change is fast. The world is complicated. And for many, things have gotten harder — jobs lost, communities hollowed out, traditions shaken. It’s easy, in those moments, to look for someone to blame. To believe the voices that say someone else is taking what was yours.

But those voices are lying to you. This isn’t a zero-sum game. Your dignity and our dignity don’t cancel each other out. We all lose when we’re divided, and we all win when we invest in each other — when we build a country where everyone can thrive.

Progressives aren’t perfect. We get things wrong. But our beliefs are rooted in hope, not hatred. We want what most Americans want: safety, fairness, freedom, and opportunity.

We just want a country where no one is left behind — not rural towns, not immigrants, not teachers, not LGBTQ kids, not factory workers, not single moms, not veterans struggling to find work. Everyone.

So let’s stop letting fear and misinformation define our politics. Let’s stop shouting past each other and start listening for the humanity beneath the noise. Because at the end of the day, most of us — right, left, or somewhere in between — want the same basic things:

To raise our kids in peace.
To live with dignity.
To matter.

And none of us have to lose for all of us to win.

by Robert Cain

[RickeyM]

You can lead a Magger to knowledge but you can't make them think. The overiding element must be removed first.

[Oerets]

"It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled."
"The truth has no defense against a fool determined to believe a lie."

Mark Twain

Hard lesson to learn when one is hoping to reach out and talk to a follower. It will be time wasted and frustrating. For it seems relish being fooled and will never admit it, much like the masters or themselves were ever wrong. Or made any mistakes.

Fact to ponder just like now, they thing the the economy was much worse when Biden was President......

[RickeyM]

There's already a product on the market to help tRumpers relieve the discomfort of reality beating them upside their heads.

[donquixote99]

It is likely that the reach to the right here is mostly a stylistic conceit, the real audience is leftists who appreciate all these ducks in a nice row.

[piece-itpete]

Boy Don I think you hit it on the head

But I have to comment on it. I'm not a trumper. But my observation is, by dismissing their beliefs out of hand you are indeed taking away something from them. Reading that article I think, ah those perfect Dems If only those non Dems would just (INSERT HERE: come around, see things clearly, stop believing all those lies, stop hating) they'd see things our way and come to the light. But Trump won again with a clear majority.

In all the current chaos one fact stands out, much to my own disbelief - the Democrat party has a lower favorability than the Republican party.

As an example of what I'm saying, the CNN article accompanying that poll focused on (paraphrase): 'but the Dems now have a majority believing they should stop the Right's agenda'.

D'oh. Of course they should. But Trump won the swing voters away from the Left. Are they a bunch of... misguided people too? And isn't the unpopularity issue the main problem (for the Left) with the poll?

[Noogies]

What did anybody think about Bill Maher's visit to The King?

[Oerets]

Originally Posted by Noogies

What did anybody think about Bill Maher's visit to The King?

I think he is trying to play the game right now. Balancing going to far or being acquiescent. Not knowing the waters ahead. Pretty much invited to the WH by the President it was an opportunity to gain some insight into the man.
The interview with Steve Bannon was an eye opener for sure.

[Noogies]

Originally Posted by Oerets

The interview with Steve Bannon was an eye opener for sure.

Yes. I have a lot of vile pejoratives to apply to Bannon, but "dumb" isn't one of them. More's the pity.

[Oerets]

Originally Posted by Noogies

Yes. I have a lot of vile pejoratives to apply to Bannon, but "dumb" isn't one of them. More's the pity.

Evil... applies!