2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I don't think that the greatest danger to the Democratic Party is the GOP [View all]CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)And I believe the far right is equally or even more dangerous.
The reason being that we can deal with moderate Republicans and moderate conservatives if need be. However, no one can deal effectively with the far right and the far left. They are so dangerous because these zealots are constantly trying to make the basic mechanisms of our government unworkable. They are both constantly trying to force more moderate Democratic and Republican congressman and Senators to be more supportive to their extreme, never compromise positions. Because they are so loud and passionate, if allowed, they can wield power out of proportion to their meager numbers. This has already caused gridlock in Washington. If allowed to flourish, the extremists on both sides will make this country ungovernable.
I say it is time for the far more numerous moderates on both sides of the isle to stand up and be counted and begin ignoring their extremest allies and start governing again. And guess what, the vast majority of the American people agree with me.