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Why are politics moving so far to the right? Because they simply went way, way, way too far to the left.
For some reason I am not seeing this explanation in news coverage of the election outcome. Instead, it is as if people are surprised, asking, “How did this happen?”
For example, when government goes so far to accommodate the bathroom preferences of the few, that they ignore the bathroom preferences of 97% of people, this happens.
While they may not see it, the left has increasingly lobbied for the rights of smaller and smaller groups over the past few decades, to the point that they were no longer representing the needs, wants, or social norms held by (even the moderates of) the much larger group.
When this happens, there is always a backlash. If the right goes too far hard right, the same will happen in the other direction.
Here’s an idea: Government could aim back more toward the middle of the bell curve rather than continuing to focus on the ever diminishing fringes.
A little bit for everyone works a lot better than a whole lot for a very few.
Marie Antoinette’s story, and many others in history, illustrates this. Once things get that polarized, there is no fixing it.
That’s how these things, and worse things, happen.
Notes From a Red Pill Girl 
It would seem that the party of the challenger to an administration who’s record falls short of ideal would have the advantage in an election. The people will want to try something different.
Hillary and Trump both knew the outcome before the election. The people who really run things hide in the shadows and Trump is just another one of their puppets. Of course they want to keep the system from collapsing, so they’ll make a dog & pony show to keep the sheeple entertained.
A little bit for everyone works a lot better than a whole lot for a very few.
Yes, this was what this election was about, the few that have been doing really well. and the large number who have not.
Marie Antoinette’s story, and many others in history, illustrates this
Perhaps Hillary should make cake instead of cookies
A new post at Spawny’s there is
https://spawnyspace.wordpress.com/2016/11/19/what-were-they-thinking-2/
Bookooball, I would normally agree that the left and the right are two sides of the same coin. I may be wrong but Trump seemed to take them all by surprise. Had the right been more supportive of him I would wonder… but I am thinking he blew right over the top of the whole mess. We will see! But true, the powers who be are still very entrenched and while “drain the swamp” is catchy, we all know it’s not that easy…
bookooball…”Hillary and Trump both knew the outcome before the election”
If that were really true, then Hillary would be the greatest actress of all time.
Or perhaps the right “attack” him to make a show of it?
Think about it.
@ bookoball, anything is possible. If so, I think it will be obvious pretty soon into his chess game…
To us red pillers, maybe.
@bookooball, and the red pillers will then spread the word. Yes?
I am by no means ideologically wedded to T, I hope he does what he said but if not I will not prop up the narrative, either.
I am and always have been a diehard independant. 🙂
When people get to a level of worrying about micro agressions, other people start to see how micro minded they really are.
They tried to make us believe we were all special snowflakes and unique and weird, so nobody would identify as normal people anymore. Divide and conquer.
Where I live, they are putting children through metal detectors, because of a party with a tradition that predates Christianity where blackfaced people hand out candy. There have been violent protests AT A CHILDRENS PARTY. The United Nations are considering whether or not this is racism. Never mind that the tradition predates our awareness that there even were other races.
In many muslim countries, they have a similar party with blackfaced childrens friends, called Nowruz and Hajji Firuz , which the UN and UNESCO made a legally protected cultural heritage.
It’s just unfair and everyone is sick of it. This is what the left does. Take all the fun out of things because someone might take offense. Normal people get fed up and the pendulum swings again.
Nothing is moving far to the right
Trump is more left leaning then right.
They are going to move far right in Europe. Trump is part of it because he is considered a populist. The one spit out by the establishment who speaks what ordinary people think. Our populists are far right or in some cases national-socialist (without identifying as such, but when you mix nationalism with social policy that’s what you get IMO). They are the ones regular politicians don’t want to work with, but more and more, they will have to.
As far as Europe goes, I can see voters going with candidates on the right. It’s the ones on the left that got Europe into the predicament it is in.
We will also vote extreme right because of the system where several parties work together a lot. To compensate for the lefties, and the moderate right who fail to make good on promises and compromise too much. We know some leftist extreme and pro Islam parties are going to have some power, so you counter it by going further right. And there will be votes for the biggest far right group, to prevent splinterparties who can’t agree, even if we prefer the smaller party.
Rightwingers haven’t gotten huge before because most people think they go too far, but after the terror summer of 2016, they will vote for them because nobody else comes close to going far enough. They don’t expect the politicians to do all they say (nor want them to), but they might make a dent.
Wilders will win the Netherlands because he has the only sort-of big party that is rooting for Nexit and has been consistently anti-EU.
@redpillgirlnotes I’m not sure I’d you remember me, but I got some great advice here back in April that I have stuck to. It had served me well. I have a similar history as you and just turned 40. Anyway, I’d love to tell you how it has helped and what I have learned since. Madicyn@gmail.com is a throwaway account open if you want to reach out. Thanks, regardless. Your blog (and commenters) had helped me tremendously.
Europe is starting to develop a Right. Makes me cautiously optomistic for White folks in Europe
The usa has no real right wing politics. I am not unhappy about Trump. Was happy to read about the more extreme leftists crying like bitches but at most we have a budding right wing grass roots.
It’s the left that drove the usa into the ground as well.
Leftist politics is driving by happy thoughts, wishful thinking and hatred of those doing well by the traditional system. Designed to fail from the start,
Right wing politics is sort of the opposite, it’s disdain for wishful thinking, grounded in the reality that all systems will be unfair to some groups of people/ nothing is perfect/ people pretty much suck and a love or reverence for traditional folk ways despite harsh realities
was a great example of “way way way too far left” when you compared accomadating the bathroom preferences of a few to neglect the 97%. and now the ensuing swing to the right. fantastic blog.
A new post at Spawny’s
https://spawnyspace.wordpress.com/2016/11/21/mansplaining/
“When this happens, there is always a backlash. If the right goes too far hard right, the same will happen in the other direction.”
The media and Hollywood have been thinking we have been too far right since 1965 and still do. Even though DJT was recently elected, we haven’t even begun to go right yet. Frankly, I’m quite cynical towards Trump. Even though he is populist via his economic and business acumen, he is not pro white, he is pro multiculti shit hole, and he won’t roll back feminism. I think it’s funny and sad that people are talking about a supposed Trump baby boom when the law currently gives men no incentives to have families. I think these people are extremely delusional.
George,
While he may not be for us, he is not against us. That is a relief.