You've been looking in the wrong direction, the dangers are coming from the right.

Most entertainers happen to be 18+ this is **** ridiculous

Is it child abuse?

Under what statute?

Compromise takes two though. One recent peril, rise of populism (Trump and the various others in European politics) are... from the 'right' and claim to be 'conservative.'

Brexit with its enormous damage to the UK came from... the 'right.'

Gun violence in the US as discussed recently in this thread, in a state that despite having 'red flag laws' took place in a city that refused to enforce those laws as its a '2d amendment sanctuary'... all 'right wing' sponsored and supported legislation.

But, let's continue the mental exercise. It's more than a blame game - people's lives are directly impacted by it. For example, the repeal of Roe, driven by the evangelical right and the RCC with its acolytes on the US Supreme Court, is killing women. What kind of compromise have those that advocated for this repeal offered? Incest exemptions? Nope. Rape exemptions? Nope. A national ban on abortion? Yes.

So, how do you get to compromise? I'm not sure it really is possible, you can't trust religious authorities to drive it, and if you continue to erode freedom of speech, (keep an eye on the SCOTUS, they've got a number of free speech cases on the docket coming up), you can't get to compromise and are back to just plain naked power like was shown in the path that got Neil Gorsuch on the SCOTUS.

But if you have examples of the 'right' sharing something that sounds like compromise, do tell. Maybe this is true in Ireland which is much more on the left than the US - to the regret of a number of posters on Boards, but trolls will be trolls. And Ireland benefits from a more modern electoral system, but there is still the pernicious and pervasive influence of the RCC in public life and discourse, and their spokespeople like Fr. Sean Sheehy demonstrate how much compromise the religious right have to offer.

Compromise takes two. Agreed.

The rest of your post is more of the same we've seen here before, the right are awful etc...

A more valuable mental exercise for both sides would be to look at what they do themselves that is so repellent to the other side.

Until that can be happen no compromise will ever be achieved.

Ironically you and your right wing counterparts always assume your own moral high grounds, you're all far too comfortable massaging your own egos to entertain comprise, and why would you when the other side are so terrible?

It's a waste of time trying to reason with people who hold entrenched views it would seem, the majority of people are in the middle ground but it's a relatively quiet place to inhabit, all the noise comes from the fringes sadly.

And from the opposite point of view it’s like Hillary declaring anyone outside of the North Eastern seaboard “a basket of deplorables”. What’s that if it’s not shìtting on everyone who doesn’t share their ideas?

Comparable left-wing strategies were offered, and hand-waved away in the same “nothing to see here” fashion as the people you’re claiming are the REAL threat to our democratic society. I had paraphrased your opening post in the beginning, and it was clear I was paraphrasing, yet instead of actually bothering to listen, you decided a better strategy was to double down and prove my point -

Me:

Essentially the whole thing can be summed up as “respect your betters” 😏

Well, you could have just said that instead of trying to demonise anyone who doesn’t share your opinions on many topics as being hoodwinked by idiots who are the equivalent of your political opposites to exactly the same degree…

And your response?

Did also want to comment on your summation that my view is 'respect your betters', again, they are your words, not mine. We were led to believe that people on the right are big proponents of the 'facts over feelings' approach, surely then they should be arguing in favour of listening to those educated, experienced and active in a field rather than just some of the cuff opinion. No?

It was obvious they were my words, based upon my interpretation of your post, in the same manner as you made the statement you were led to believe that people on the right are big proponents of the ‘facts over feelings’ approach. By whom? Certainly not by me anyway. Can’t stand that sort of trite rhetoric, it’s completely meaningless.

I was reminded of the idea of examining your own prejudices first before you critique other people for theirs, in mass this morning. It’s something I consistently advocate anyway -

The New Commandment

7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because[a] the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.9 Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. 10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him[b] there is no cause for stumbling. 11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202&version=ESV

But there’s little point in arguing the value of religious sentiment with someone who doesn’t share the same beliefs or values, which is really what you’re trying to do from the outset of this thread. The things you imagine are a threat to society, like you’re so taken up with proclaiming the ‘dangers’ to society of the religious right, simply because you think of your values as being of greater importance and value to society than theirs.

You’re not interested in listening, or compromise, or any of the ideas you proclaim your political opponents should practice, than they’re interested in your ideas. That’s why most people aren’t concerned about any kind of declarations of any threats coming from either the left, or the right, and why in spite of your best efforts, you’re about as likely to be successful in your efforts to convince people your way of thinking is better for society than ideas which they believe themselves are better for society as a whole - you’re not prepared to listen to other people’s ideas, they’re not prepared to listen to yours.

Seems a bit obvious really.

The transcript doesn’t say no? And Anderson Cooper could hardly be considered a Trump supporter? Hillary’s only regret was that she said half, but by then the damage to her campaign was done -

The following day Clinton expressed regret for "saying half", while insisting that Trump had deplorably amplified "hateful views and voices". At the second presidential debate in October 2016, after Trump mentioned the speech in a response to James Carter, debate moderator Anderson Cooper asked Clinton: "How can you unite a country if you've written off tens of millions of Americans?" Clinton responded to Cooper's question by saying: "My argument is not with his supporters, it's with him and the hateful, divisive campaign he has run".

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basket_of_deplorables

I’m not sure what event you’re referring to that you’re claiming was staged, but for what it’s worth, I think you’re exaggerating to suggest it was ‘one side’ when in reality it was pretty much one poster, who has a real bee in their bonnet about that sort of thing. To suggest it’s of any real concern to most people who regard themselves as either right leaning or conservative is the stuff that progressive leftists wet dreams are made of.

Abortion on the other hand, and suggesting that women are dying as a consequence of Roe v Wade being overturned and returned to State legislatures, is the epitome of one side having kittens and spreading the lie.

You would nearly feel sorry for staunch hard left and right wing people. They all seem so unhappy with the world. NO matter what happens they will find more and more reasons to think doomsday is on its way because of the "other" side. Its evident on boards that the posters incapable of listening to others view points are not the happiest of campers, sometimes a break from online forums is a best.

It is funny to watch people who never experienced living in socialist paradise call for one to be implemented immediately, while people who live in those gulags cant wait till system collapse. Because it always collapsed from within since this idea is simply ridiculous, open to exploitation from every side imaginable and designed on suppressing individual.

You can suggest what you want man i dont mind at all. I have a grand old life tbf, most of it of my own doing however with help from my parents. That could all change tomorrow driving home from work after this night shift which is why i don't get too het up on things. Its all fine and dandy having an opinion on something, i don't agree with alot of your opinions but it doesn't bother me much and i dont think your a bad person for having them. You come across like you despise conservative leaning people and i dont feel that's a healthy outlook to have on a large swathe of the people you will come across on a daily basis, liberalism and conservatism are here to stay so getting too emotional about these things is not good for anybody.