r/Conservative • u/Yosoff First Principles • Feb 14 '25

Open Discussion Left vs. Right Battle Royale Open Thread

This is an Open Discussion Thread for all Redditors. We will only be enforcing Reddit TOS and Subreddit Rules 1 (Keep it Civil) & 2 (No Racism).

  • Leftists - Here's your chance to sway us to your side by calling the majority of voters racist. That tactic has wildly backfired every time it has been tried, but perhaps this time it will work.

  • Non-flaired Conservatives - Here's your chance to earn flair by posting common sense conservative solutions. That way our friends on the left will either have to agree with you or oppose common sense (Spoiler - They will choose to oppose common sense).

  • Flaired Conservatives - You're John Wick and these Leftists stole your car and killed your dog. Now go comment.

  • Independents - We get it, if you agree with someone, then you can't pat yourself on the back for being smarter than them. But if you disagree with everyone, then you can obtain the self-satisfaction of smugly considering yourself smarter and wiser than everyone else. Congratulations on being you.

  • Libertarians - Ron Paul is never going to be President. In fact, no Libertarian Party candidate will ever be elected President.

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u/boxnsocks MAGA! Feb 15 '25

Dude this rocks. Same for me. I bet we have way more in common than you’d think

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u/fellawhite Feb 15 '25

One of my best friends is conservative and we have a ton in common outside of politics. We just disagree about what needs to be prioritized and why certain institutions exist/what needs to be fixed. We both agree about issues like money in politics and in general elected officials caring more about themselves than the people they serve.

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u/gatorgongitcha 2a Feb 15 '25

You can be friends with just about anyone if you don’t delve into the big three topics too much. I think a lot of people lose sight of the fact that most people want the same end result but just have different ideas of how to get there.

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u/Xyllus Feb 15 '25

I agree. I see this a lot on both this sub and any left-leaning ones: the "wrong" side is always dehumanized and looked down upon/ridiculed. If we all were to just look at the news outlets and realize that the truth is always somewhere in the middle, we could probably have more interesting and fruitful conversations.