# Can right and left agree on anything? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 19, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094 "2017-11-19T19:28:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/81 "2017-11-20T04:10:44Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Really? Got proof of that? Yes. Your made up lawn mowing story and claiming that this stupidity wasn’t pure trolling. Either stupid or lying is Trump’s MO. It is hard to believe that anyone could be worse at it than him. Thanks for making Trump a little closer to the middle of the pack. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/82 "2017-11-20T04:16:15Z")
The quote in the OP reads like an episode of _Goofus and Gallant_. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/83 "2017-11-20T04:34:32Z")
Ban the motherfucker already! You guys have done it for much less egregious stuff in a much shorter time period than the poison he spews every goddamn day. Does he have photos of Zotti in compromising positions with juvenile penguins or something? ---
**Author:** ![Pantastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/84 "2017-11-20T04:36:28Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Do they only post in the Games room? > I would guess that I am regarded as liberal by all but the most vitriolic Left wingers, but I would never claim that the numbers of the Right are equal to the numbers of the Left, at least in Great Debates and Elections. Depends on exactly how you define right and left; if it’s simply “D” and “R” then sure, but there are a lot of conservative Democrats on the board, who very much favor the established order, only support ‘left’ issues (like gay marriage)when they are at majority or near-majority status, don’t have very deep understanding or respect for minority issues (including things like sexual harassment), and favor ‘good for corporate, bad for people’ ideas like the TPP. A lot of them don’t appear to have even come close to being exposed to the far left, they don’t even believe that people who rant about cultural appropriation or similar issues even exist. IMO the strongest contingent on the board seems to be old Democrats who think of themselves as being on the left but really aren’t. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/85 "2017-11-20T04:38:15Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > The quote in the OP reads like an episode of _Goofus and Gallant_. And which of the two grew up to most resemble Donald? Hint: one lacked basic values, and had unruly reddish hair… ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/86 "2017-11-20T04:39:42Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Do they only post in the Games room? > I would guess that I am regarded as liberal by all but the most vitriolic Left wingers, but I would never claim that the numbers of the Right are equal to the numbers of the Left, at least in Great Debates and Elections. Conservatives and liberals are both in favor of progress. Conservatives just want it to happen at a measured pace, while liberals tend to embrace it more enthusiastically. Conservatives want to live in 2017, while those others, the RWs, want to take us back to the fifties – of some prior century that does not seem to be the most recent one. I think we have plenty of actual conservatives on this board, but they tend to seem more reasonable and less shouty than the RW reactionaries who have turned “conservative” into a punchline. ---
**Author:** ![DUCKofDEATH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6f9a4e/32.png) [@DUCKofDEATH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DUCKofDEATH)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/87 "2017-11-20T04:39:52Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Interesting question asked on Townhall: Do Conservatives And Liberals Have Enough in Common to Keep A Country Together Anymore? > > This excerpt lays out several of the fundamental differences and they are big ones. I’m not sure if the bridge can be gapped in my lifetime. > [https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2017/11/18/do-conservatives-and-liberals-have-enough-in-common-to-keep-a-country-together-anymore-n2411206?utm\_source=thdaily&utm\_medium=email&utm\_campaign=nl&newsletterad=](https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2017/11/18/do-conservatives-and-liberals-have-enough-in-common-to-keep-a-country-together-anymore-n2411206?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=) > > So, what’s your answer to the question that Townhall asks? The leftwing in this country thinks screaming at the sky because Trump is president is a thing. They also have a significant segment of their ranks who believe donning black hoods and beating up right-wingers is legitimate. I can’t see any point in trying to cooperate with such nuts and fascists. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/88 "2017-11-20T04:41:43Z")
Oh, look! A new November 2017 join chiming in to help **Humpy**! That’s not suspicious at all… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/89 "2017-11-20T04:42:13Z")
> [@DUCKofDEATH](#): > > The leftwing in this country thinks screaming at the sky because Trump is president is a thing. > > They also have a significant segment of their ranks who believe donning black hoods and beating up right-wingers is legitimate. > > I can’t see any point in trying to cooperate with such nuts and fascists. While right-wingers run down innocent women. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/90 "2017-11-20T04:43:59Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Up yours, Colibri. My intent was exactly what I stated it was. If you don’t like that basic fact, you can pucker up and kiss my ass. **Precious Snowflake** , nope, you’re a liar. And I don’t believe that even as stupid as you are (and that is quite incredibly stupid) you didn’t realize that post was trolling. What I can’t figure out is why you are so intent on portraying yourself as such a childish, dishonest, hypocritical, mean-spirited piece of shit. ---
**Author:** ![DUCKofDEATH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6f9a4e/32.png) [@DUCKofDEATH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DUCKofDEATH)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/91 "2017-11-20T04:45:22Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > While right-wingers run down innocent women. “Women”? Surely you meant one woman. I assume you’re not disagreeing about the fascistic and somewhat insane nature of America’s Leftwing. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/92 "2017-11-20T04:46:39Z")
Not only is DUCKofDEATH a new NOV 2017 join, he’s a BRAND NEW one. Actual join date is 11/19/2017. That’s…convenient. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/93 "2017-11-20T04:49:14Z")
I recognize the name from another message board. Ignore it. It fails the Turing test. ---
**Author:** ![DUCKofDEATH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6f9a4e/32.png) [@DUCKofDEATH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DUCKofDEATH)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/94 "2017-11-20T04:51:21Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Not only is DUCKofDEATH a new NOV 2017 join, he’s a BRAND NEW one. Actual join date is 11/19/2017. That’s…convenient. Very convenient. Pay no attention to those chemtrails, and surely fire can’t melt steel, eh comrade? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/95 "2017-11-20T04:54:19Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I recognize the name from another message board. Ignore it. It fails the Turing test. Agreed. It’s not like **Humpy** or his “allies” is ever going to actually be banned. He’s like some kind of mascot. Better for me to just put them on the List Which Will Not Be Named. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/96 "2017-11-20T04:56:25Z")
> [@DUCKofDEATH](#): > > “Women”? Surely you meant one woman. I assume you’re not disagreeing about the fascistic and somewhat insane nature of America’s Leftwing. Trump called for changing libel laws to stifle the press and threatened TV licenses because he didn’t like that they reported things he said. Who’s fascistic? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/97 "2017-11-20T04:56:38Z")
> [@DUCKofDEATH](#): > > The leftwing in this country thinks screaming at the sky because Trump is president is a thing. > > They also have a significant segment of their ranks who believe donning black hoods and beating up right-wingers is legitimate. > > I can’t see any point in trying to cooperate with such nuts and fascists. And you are complaining about this here because why, exactly? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/98 "2017-11-20T04:59:15Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > And you are complaining about this here because why, exactly? One of **Clothy’s** “friends”. Hey **DUCK** , don’t expect to get paid like you were promised. The clown that hired you can’t even afford a broken window. ---
**Author:** ![DUCKofDEATH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6f9a4e/32.png) [@DUCKofDEATH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DUCKofDEATH)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/99 "2017-11-20T05:01:33Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Trump called for changing libel laws to stifle the press and threatened TV licenses because he didn’t like that they reported things he said. > Who’s fascistic? That’s not fascism, it’s simply trying to level the playing field. That the press is nothing more than a mouthpiece for the Democrat party is widely accepted. As such, they have no right to abuse their position to help the Democrats. And as to who is fascistic, it’s Lefties donning hoods and beating up on people they disagree with. What is it with Democrats wearing hoods and ganging up on people? ---
**Author:** ![DUCKofDEATH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6f9a4e/32.png) [@DUCKofDEATH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DUCKofDEATH)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094/100 "2017-11-20T05:02:54Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > And you are complaining about this here because why, exactly? Did you not read the title of the topic? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything/802094.md?page=6)