The Heretic Moderate

Politics much like anything should be consumed with moderation!

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

"Vigilance is that’s the price we have continually pay to make sure we do not slip into that feel-good reaction of taking down an enemy when they actually may not be an enemy when we are just blinded by the narrative that we want to perpetuate"

[Builders @BuildersMvt]

We can criticize our political opponents and their actions while avoiding insulting, dehumanizing language. We can focus our criticisms on specific people, instead of speaking as if those traits and actions are present for everyone on the "other side."

We can see "taking the high road" in our political interactions not as something we do for other people, not as something we do just to be nice, but as something we do for ourselves, for society, for our country.

We can speak persuasively, instead of antagonistically, and we should do that if we truly want to persuade others (and not simply speak to the choir, or signal our virtue to our "team").

We should try to have faith that any injustices we perceive can be remedied via political and legal means. When we speak as if we can't fix the things that bother us using the legal levers of our system (something extreme polarization makes many think), the more we'll add fuel to our divides, and the more likely chaos and violence become.

The more we see how our righteous anger begets more righteous anger, the more we'll avoid unnecessarily amplifying our us-vs-them animosity.

The more we do these things, more we'll help avoid worst-case scenarios that are lose-lose for all Americans.

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

@aqthompson This story always stuck with me. A cashier couldn't scan a bottle of alcohol because he was underage. Republicans assumed it was because he was Muslim and were outraged. It shows how hypocritical Republicans are about religious freedom and of conscience.
https://t.co/bvBVuhwAqo

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

Republicans fought for shops to refuse service to gay people based on their sexual orientation. Now you're clutching your pearls because a shop refused service because of his political views and support for Israel? As is often the case with MAGA, rules for thee but not for me.

[New York Post @nypost]

NYC coffee shop bans pro-Israel politician in nasty post despite promise to treat all customers with 'unconditional dignity' https://t.co/mXtpLPP2vF

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

@aqthompson The go-to move from Trump defenders seems to always be "yes, but Democrats.". Instead of addressing the points made, you're deflecting by pointing to the other side. Trump and his family have profited from his presidency and earned billions of dollars.

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

Also all the people who committed fraud and paid Trump for a pardon. This is about attacking the other side and not taking responsibility for anything that goes wrong. This is the most corrupt, incompetent and irresponsible administration in history.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

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[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

@aqthompson @Sassafrass_84 Show me one example of an elected Democrat who said he is a communist? MAGA oversimplifies and conflates things and concepts they do not understand. They use terms like social democracy, socialist, communist, and Marxist, which shows they have no clue what these things mean.

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

@XFreeze

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

@SteveLovesAmmo Republicans claim to be fiscal repsonsible but measures like abolishing the IRS and fair tax would only help millionaires and billionaires. These measures do not help them. The more you fund the IRS the more it makes, abolishing it will blow up the deficit and the national debt

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

@laurell_bay @SteveLovesAmmo Dies that include Marco Rubio?

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

@gabri31735 I said both sides are bad to free speech, I also said that the right does not want other religions to have as much freedom, I didn't say that other religions don't have as much freedom. The fact that you misconstrue what I said makes having a discussion pointless.

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

@Tikiwe @GuntherEagleman There is a reason why Trump said he loves the poorly educated and why smart people do not like him. Poorly educated are gullible rubes who fall for misinformation and propaganda. The fact that MAGA uses socialist and communist interchangeably shows they have no clue what it means

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

REPUBLICAN SEN. TILLIS: “What Freakin’ parallel universe did I wake up in? You’re telling me — if it’s true — damaging the reflecting pool lining is something Pirro wants to prosecute… yet they’re releasing people who pled guilty to assaulting officers?”

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

@gabri31735 Neither are good on free speech, I didn't claim either was. You're just strawmanning by responding to something I didn't say. Also, I talked about the 1st amendment in a broader context, not just free speech, and I gave examples you conveniently ignored to go "Yes, but Democrats"

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

@gabri31735 It's interesting how the right are pro-1st amendment but want to punish people for burning a flag, want to go after protestors, want to silence criticism on Israel, do not want other religions, especially Muslims, to have the same religious freedom.

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

@gabri31735 It's not a 1st amendment right, the people who are the loudest about the 1st amendment are also the people least knowledgeable about it. The 1st amendment protects citizens from the government. The coffee shop is a private establishment, so the 1st amendment is not applicable.

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

@gabri31735 That is a distinction without a difference; being allowed to refuse a message on a cake is essentially the same as refusing service. The coffee shop is well within their rights to refuse service to him. That being said, I will give Dan Goldman credit for his reaction to this.

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

@llatvala @nypost Ah yeah, the party that fought to discriminate and refuse service to gay people because of their sexual orientation are now outraged because a shop refuses service based on the persons poltical views.

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

The right fought for companies to refuse service to whole groups of people based on their sexual orientation, but are now offended when a shop refuses service because of somebody's political views and support for Israel. MAGA is Israel first and hates the 1st amendment.

[AAGHarmeetDhillon @AAGDhillon]

The @CivilRights is aware of the denial of service taunts to @danielsgoldman by Poetica Coffee in Brooklyn.

Federal law prohibits public accommodations such as coffee shops from discriminating against patrons based on their race, religion, or national origin. These actions are not only reprehensible, they’re potentially illegal. The Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation, and will bring an enforcement action if warranted.

If you have been denied service at a public accommodation on the basis of a protected characteristic, we at @TheJusticeDept want to know!

[ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ @LePapillonBlu2]

Donald Trump on the reflecting pool: “This would last for at least 50 years.” “If you had a knife, you can’t even cut it.”

Also Trump: “I saw it, they cut it very violently. They cut it with a box-cutter or a knife of some kind.”

[The Heretic Moderate @HereticModerate]

@annaleehogan @EricLDaugh Except he did no such thing. Trump supporters are such gullible rubes who hook line and sinker believing the lies and misinformation theybare being fed by Trump and this administration.