StoneByStone
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That and common sense.
Why do you think America regularly moves to the Left? Each generations has been more liberal than the last.
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That and common sense.
Why do you think America regularly moves to the Left? Each generations has been more liberal than the last.
So you based your opinion on a hunch and what pollsters told you other people told them.
I don't "think America regularly moves to the Left," or that "each generations has been more liberal than the last".
Did a pollster tell you that, too?
StoneByStone
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No, a basic knowledge of American history tells me that.
The following is a list of things that the Right used to be against, but are now widely accepted because older people died out and younger people took their place, thus making America more liberal.
Ending slavery.
Ending segregation.
Letting women vote.
Having women in the workplace.
Catholic immigration.
A Catholic being president.
Same-sex relationships.
Same-sex marriage.
And that's just off the top of my head.
Right now trans people are fighting for more rights and representation. The Right is fighting back, but eventually the Boomers will be dead, and today's Liberals will be Conservatives by comparison to the new generation. This means that trans rights will be just as commonly accepted as women voting.
I doubt it, or you'd post your source for that wishful thinking.
StoneByStone
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I posted a list of issues that used to be considered "far-left" but are now mainstream aspects of American society. You didn't reply to that part of my comment because you can't deny it.
Ending slavery.
Ending segregation.
Letting women vote.
Having women in the workplace.
Catholic immigration.
A Catholic being president.
Same-sex relationships.
Same-sex marriage.
All of those things were opposed by the Right, but as the older Conservatives died off, they became accepted by the younger more liberal Right.
You did. What you didn't post is any evidence that "as the older Conservatives died off, they became accepted by the younger more liberal Right".
What was the average age of a Union soldier in 1861, BTW?
StoneByStone
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No, you said that America has moved to the Left, you haven't proved that it did.
StoneByStone
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I did. I gave a list of issues that used to be considered far-left, but are now widely accepted by the Center and most of the Right.
A list and your opinion prove nothing.
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StoneByStone
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The list proves that America has become more liberal because we've accepted lots of "far-left" ideas to the point where they went mainstream. That's not my opinion. I'm not saying these ideas are good or bad, I'm simply saying they're considered the norm in modern America.
No, it doesn't. Repeating your claim that posting a list validates you opinion is not proof of anything, except your inability to make your case.
StoneByStone
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Oh? So you don't think the Right embracing all of those liberal ideas moved America to the Left?
I know you're going to lie and say no, but if that's the case, then explain why. How is the vast majority of Americans accepting a new liberal policy not an example of America moving to the Left?
What I think isn't the issue.
Your inability to substantiate your own assertion is the issue.
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StoneByStone
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What I think isn't the issue.
Your inability to substantiate your own assertion is the issue.
Nice try, but I already presented evidence. Now it's up to you to explain why that evidence is wrong. The reason you're not doing that is because you can't. You know I'm right.
No, you posted a list and tried to claim that your opinion is evidence. It's not.
The burden of proof is on the claimant.