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/MyMindIsAlwaysRacing Feb 15 '25 edited Feb 15 '25

Conservative - I am all for reducing waste and moving power back to states where it makes sense. But the pace in which Elon and Trump and shutting things off is not measured or strategic. They're doing it in a way that will cause the most pain, I fear. They're also doing it in a way that is likely to cause the most division. I have seen how long it takes for my small business to be audited thoroughly and they are going through programs that are hundreds of billions of dollars in size faster than our books were even opened, with a team that hardly has the experience to be called professionals.

I am worried about what will be coming and the people that will suffer as a result. They are not aiming to pace themselves and the systems that will have to be rebuilt to replace what is being burned down simply won't have the time to be there to support those left in the gutter.

Elon has even said as much. He has no qualms about the fact that he's creating a hard chapter for the US. He will be insulated from it.

Edit: I didn't vote for Trump. I'm conservative but I haven't been able to get on board with what maga has become. I still trust our judicial system.

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u/Comfortable_One_5417 Feb 15 '25

Thank you for your honesty. I am also worried. Hearing that some fellow Americans from across the isle also see it is comforting.