tecoyah

A longstanding member posted a reply that really got me thinking, and promted me to make this thread. The premise of the post had to do with people settling into right or left...though they are in fact Moderate/Middle of the road, In order to be heard at all.

"And the moderates like me (socially very liberal, fiscally conservative) get attacked and attacked every time I try to debate so eventually it's take a side and fight to be heard or keep putting up with the bullshit."

I found myself thinking back on what prompted me to become unhappy with my party (yes, I was a republican), and then looking at the reality of the above statement.....it applies to me quite nicely. So my Question:

How many of us have drifted to an extreme (at least in practice), just to attempt to be heard?

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