So alright, Biden wins or Trump wins. That's fine, I can deal with either. I think most of us can and will after some good shitposting over the next week or two.
What I can't deal with are the so-called progressives and extreme leftists that are hijacking movements and using them as cover to destroy civil society and subvert the United States government. These people are operating outside of the old left/right paradigm and I think a lot of our users from either end of the spectrum be it
@Hollywood Hulk Hogan or
@It's HK-47 can agree that these people represent a movement that isn't helping any aspect of our society. Worse, they are running the risk of resurrecting the skeleton of the extremist right if they have not already.
How then do we deal with this element and those that crop up in response? It would seem like trying to be heavy handed is not the right answer because that rarely works unless you literally go scorched earth, which many of our laws will prevent us from doing. Appeasement is also not an option. Many of these people have no interest in talking and see either candidate as an excuse to cause more problems. So what do we do? Again, I don't think there is going to be much disagreement on the face of it. Most Americans (I think?) don't like the rioting and the looting and it is also tragic to see some well-meaning movements taken advantage of by people that seem to be walking contradictions.
And what I mean by "walking contradictions" is that more times than not the individual that wants to tear down the system is either a major beneficiary of said system or completely unqualified to be making decisions themselves, let alone everyone else in the nation..