Non-sequiter:
@Yard_Sale - Would you prefer it if the GOP went away from MAGA/Trumpism? No BS, I'm just curious.
Without wanting to spend the time getting into the weeds in an feeble attempt at trying to adequately explain my vastly unpopular views as it pertains to the
audience...
Whenever I'm trying to wrap my head around multi-layered, complicated and dynamic subjects... the formula I've always used to figure out
my own personal baseline perspective is; (FACE VALUE/2).
Having said that, I'm generally a fan of the MAGA agenda; minus the Trumpism. Although, the
Trumpism part of the equation has proven to be a useful political tool. So there's that, I suppose.
- My main issue with the MAGA agenda, is in regards to abortion. I think moving it to the states is a small step in the right direction, but it seems like more can, and should be done. Both the center left, and center right have reasonable points - where I do think a common middle ground can be found. But alas, the convictions of the far left and far right combined with the personal motivations of individual politicians, will make said
middle ground (whatever that looks like) beyond the horizon for a long time.
- Although Trump has seemingly soften his stance a bit, one of the original MAGA mantras was to bring previously exported jobs, back home - which is not only delusional and not practical, it's very misleading. In order to have goods (and
increasingly services) at cheap prices domestically, we need to outsource the vast majority of the raw materials and small manufacturing to the 3rd world. Admittedly, I'm willing to turn a blind eye to what is basically
legalized slavery in order for a new washing machine not to cost $2000, or a pickup truck not to cost 100k.
- Conversely, I think that the Democrats climate policy is equally misleading in terms of their estimates, mitigation methods, mitigation timelines, and its general effectiveness. The study of Climate, and the adjacent
proposed that are peddled by
first world countries is actually something I find extremely fascinating and have studied a lot over the past decade. But its not something I'm not very capable of discussing via a keyboard, as well as a subject that its extremely complicated at its core, with just as complicated off-shoots that spread out in all directions.
- Having said all of that, Politicians discussing
actual pragmatic solutions in regards to various domestic and world problems, doesn't get headlines, eyeballs on the television screen, style points, inches gained
or sometimes subtracted, and it definitely won't win you a popularity contest.
Zooplankton --> Anchovy --> Barracuda --> Shark --> Orca
...It's as true of food chain in the world's oceans, as it is in regards to society, and the manipulation of society through politics. Whether we like it or not, for the general population, the vast majority of us are plankton, with the fortunate somewhat wealthy citizens being Anchovies.
*** but an overarching theme to my general interpretation of modern politics; is that politicians are little more than post-reconstruction era carpetbaggers selling snake oil and pink slips to the Brooklyn Bridge. 
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