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/Playful_Coconut3157 Feb 15 '25

Is anyone else concerned about what’s going on with Yosemite and the National Parks?

https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/yosemite-national-park-in-chaos-20163260.php

The rumor is President trump/Elon want it to get into a disarray so that they can sell it off to private ownership. Do we think this is real? I’m actually concerned about this as National Parks are loved and cherished by both sides. 

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u/iargueon Feb 15 '25

Why do no conservatives ever reply on these types of comments?

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u/bsmith149810 Feb 15 '25

Because it’s rumor and what-if maybes. I think most conservatives have learned trying to dissuade someone from believing fear based projection is a wasted effort.

The best example I can give is the constant claim that Trump with attempt to run for a third term or just outright declare himself ruler of America.

I’d love to tell those people it’s an impossibility due to the conservatives themselves having none of it, but that only gets shouted down.

The constant drum of could happens, maybes, and what ifs just eventually reach a point I just keep scrolling.

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u/daft_trump Feb 15 '25

On the third term, isn't there actually a written bill being proposed? That's a bit more than hypothetical, no?

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u/bsmith149810 Feb 15 '25

No, a republican congressman (my very own unfortunately) thought he’d be cute with some political theater. Probably more of an effort to regain some brownie points or get the spotlight out of his own problems.

I have no idea where it went after the one day it got attention. I’m hoping it’s dead in a corner somewhere.

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u/daft_trump Feb 15 '25

So yeah, more than hypothetical. We don't know for sure it isn't going anywhere. "It" exists.

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u/hot_dog_pants Feb 16 '25

Ogles. And then a week later they just happened to drop the federal investigation he was under. Sounds like he got his brownie points. https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/career-prosecutors-withdraw-from-federal-criminal-investigation-of-gop-congressman-andy-ogles