Working on a new model of the political spectrum. The typical two-dimensional depictions only identify a political ideology or bent, in relation to X,Y axes. None I've seen adequately illustrate the resulting consequence of moving in any direction from the origin. The quadrants are presumed to be infinite and always moving away from the origin. That model is untenable as it fails to characterize what the movement is toward.
There are innumerable paths along which people choose to tread and/or compel others to follow. Each is at the sacrifice of absolute individual liberty and leads, inevitably, to the same result--absolute tyranny--even gradual, incremental movements.
One could imagine latitudinal lines on the spectrum which they deem allowable. "I'm willing to sacrifice this amount of personal liberty in order to achieve this goal" and/or, "I'm willing to limit this amount of individual liberty of everyone because this other thing is more important to me."
The question then becomes, "How far is too far?" Is there a latitudinal line that, once crossed, is impossible or extremely difficult to reverse? (Imagine opposing gravitational forces) Is that line the same for each path? Are there warning signs, obvious and indisputable to everyone?
Anyway, this is just the beginning of my exploration. Feel free to critique.
@RepRWilliams@POTUS You all pissed on George Washington’s grave, deeply entangling us with the Israeli government. I hope there is a mass exodus from the military if the senate also caves to Netanyahu. You should resign in shame.
The House is scheduled to vote this week on a National Defense Authorization that would integrate our military tech & supply chains with Israel’s.
Today, the Rules Committee will decide whether my amendment to strip section 219 will get a vote.
RT to support the Massie amdt.!
@SecondAmendment@ATFHQ Please explain how “standardize electronic recordkeeping across the industry” is not entirely a means to the end of an ATF accessible database?