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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
The issue right now is how to best tame the pendulum. Pendulum swings from left to right are normal and beneficial for a functioning democracy. Right now, that pendulum is swinging violently with the amplitude on the right constantly gaining height. It's not in an organic equilibrium any more with outside forces adding momentum. There are some forces on the left trying to do the same thing, but for the most part, they haven't succeed in moving the needle much.
I really think Biden's best bet is to be as moderate as possible to try to calm it down a bit, because the next pendulum swing to the right could break the whole system. It was uncomfortably close this time, and while things have regressed a little bit back to normal with Biden being elected, I think the overall trend is still heading in the far right direction.
I think he has to deliver quickly on the economy and COVID, but things like gun control and some environmental initiatives, can't be on the radar until that pendulum is back under control.
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Right. Thing is: Always, forever and ever, the "left" is held responsible for moderating, for finding common ground, for "calming the pendulum" or whatever. So what happens? What was the reason the pendulum swung so far to the right this time? Oh, yeah, because Obama's almost entirely centrist policies completely muddled what the center is to Republicans.
#### calming the pendulum. Swing it as left as you can (as left as Biden is capable of,
which if we're being honest is really not that left). And then let the chips fall where they may, because (like it is for the left now!) it is going to be a lot harder to swing far right if you're starting from a place left of center, than center or center-right.
I'm tired of the moderate nonsense that basically just seeks to placate the far right while erasing everyone left of center. It's some serious bull####, if I'm being blunt.
The pendulum is swinging violently? lol, with all due respect come on. Name the last time the pendulum swung violently to the left in the US. All it's been doing is slowing shifting it's center axis right. Time to put a plug in that nonsense.
The best bet is to cram in as much as you can in 2 years. Every last bit of it. Forget what the right thinks. This is Biden, not Bernie, Biden can roll every policy he can imagine in 2 years and they might swing things to the center. Maybe. What are people scared of? Centrism? Ooooo, boring centrism! Better be careful!
EDIT: This post comes off even cattier than usual reading it back, which is not directed at you FlamesAddiction, I'm just really really tired of the handholding line of thinking.