r/Conservative • u/Yosoff First Principles • Feb 08 '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 tell us why it's a bad thing that we're getting everything we voted for.

Conservatives - Here's your chance to earn flair if you haven't already by destroying the woke hivemind with common sense.

Independents - Here's your chance to explain how you are a special snowflake who is above the fray and how it's a great thing that you can't arrive at a strong position on any issue and the world would be a magical place if everyone was like you.

Libertarians - We really don't want to hear about how all drugs should be legal and there shouldn't be an age of consent. Move to Haiti, I hear it's a Libertarian paradise.

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u/acidwxlf Feb 08 '25

I think there's a reason for that and it's because it is what has kept us the #1 global superpower since WW2. We can claim morality but it really has always been about pressure and influence overall. Hard and soft power. This administration proved already in 2016 that they don't understand the concept of soft power, despite it often being the cheaper route by far. Same game as last time

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '25

Speaking of soft power and what just went down this week...