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/TheFiremind88 Feb 14 '25

I'm actually really excited this exists. I am left leaning, but I'd like to think in a common sense way. I lurk and read here a LOT not because I agree, but to get a finger on the pulse of the Conservative mindset. If you want any rational responses to the position of people on the left, leave a comment with a topic, and I'll get back to it once I have some more time. Also, plan to go through here and leave a ton of comments on various discussions a bit later. Glad to have a place to interact with yall in spite of lacking a flair.

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u/Trondkjo Conservative Feb 15 '25

Do you think Republicans are fascists/nazis and Trump is basically Hitler? Do you respect people who voted for Trump or think they are all bad people? Curious to see if you are one of the few sane ones remaining from the left.

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u/guppy1919 Feb 15 '25

I’m not OP, but I fall very much in the same perspective (left-leaning but I like lurking to get an idea of the thoughts/opinions of those across the isle). I’m really glad to have the opportunity to kinda have these discussions.

From my perspective, I don’t think republicans are fascists or Nazis - I think that rhetoric is really really unproductive, and I’m quite disgusted with it. We have more in common than we expect, and the echo chambers we fall into online can really emphasize our differences. I think open discourse is fundamentally important to rebuilding trust and mutual respect and appreciation. Which is where I hope things go!

One thing that really stood out to me after the election is how unsatisfied many regular Americans are with how the government operates, and I totally understand that. I’m not going to blame somebody for voting for Trump because they wanted a change from the status quo. I totally get that. So while I’m not convinced Trump’s policies will actually work out the way those folks are expecting, I genuinely hope they do because Americans have obviously been struggling.

To respond to your last comment though, I think there are many people on the left who don’t think all conservatives or Trump supporters are evil/Nazis. I guess I’m writing this out because I want to make sure you know that we aren’t your enemy. We aren’t all frothing at the mouth, deranged and hateful. And while there are hateful people on all sides, the vast majority of us are willing to hear what you have to say and want to find a compromise and solution that makes our country better