If you claim you're "in the middle", and people on a message board, or Rachel Maddow, or whoever, are forcing you to turn hard right, then guess what. You were already hard right, and you're lying to yourself and others to try and blame others for your actual feelings.
I don't think anyone is being "forced" to do anything......nor have I seen anyone indicate as such.
Speaking for me though it's a lot easier to be sympathetic to the right than it is the left here at EOG.
I find myself WANTING to distance myself away from the left as much as possible.
Which is kind of ironic because at Peep's on an occasion or two I've found myself in the opposite side of things.....
Kane and I taking up for that kid got shot brought up some of the ugliest comments from the right that I have ever read.
Made me want to get as far from the right as far as I possibly could.
Now at EOG every political thread (and a lot of nonpolitical threads as well) is full of personal insults, not towards the POTUS, not the candidates, but directed to us.....
Directed to the people who vote.
We're all Trumptards, Deh Fuhrer, racist idiots, MAGGOTS and so on.
And I'm sure the right here have made comments as well but nothing like we get repeatedly from Big Runner and Winky. Consistently. Every single thread.
Just down right insulting and belittling behaviors not directed to Trump, but directed to everyone who doesn't see the world as they do.
So no, not trying to blame anyone for my feelings, whatever the fuck that means.....
I'm telling you straight up as a man I'd be fing embarrassed to line up on the left with the aforementioned guys here at EOG.
Easy to do over the internet but it's still the smallest of man that personally attack others for their religious and political beliefs.
It's a shame because several decent guys on the left here, a couple of my favorites, but Winky and BigRunner drown out any kind of meaningful political discussion.
It's their way or you're a fucking idiot that deserves to be taken out back and shot. With strength comes tolerance.
IMO just a pathetic long term display from these 2 gentlemen.
We move on.