This is a commentary blog called Rattles of a Simple Man (no relation to the similarly-named motion picture and play). These are the thoughts and links to like thoughts of a middle-class, moderate American man who will remain anonymous.
I speak in moderation because most Americans no longer understand what a moderate political position really is… they’re too polarized and extreme in viewpoint to understand where the middle is anymore. Today’s typical right-winger calls anyone who disagrees with him a “Liberal.” That’s obviously inaccurate, but he is not likely to become aware that being called “MAGA Conservative” is a bigger insult. Liberals usually don’t throw such insults at a moderate, and have a more enlightened idea of where moderation might reside on the scale, even if they sometimes disagree.
I remain anonymous because a lot of right-wingers are crazy these days, and this author would rather not meet them. If you think I don’t enjoy confrontation, that would be incorrect… but I won’t debate people who have no skill of reasoning, which describes every MAGA conservative I have met.
We don’t do debates here because this is my blog and I’m usually correct about these things. Why? Because I have worked as a political journalist, and know political sciences, I don’t just listen to three second sound bites that support a comfortable position, and I have a keen sense of bullshit detection. If you disagree with my opinion, you’re probably wrong (yes, you can have a wrong opinion… it’s the First Amendment right to be wrong), so make your own blog to share your stupidity. Many have done so before you…