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People are calling you out on your shit because there is no "extremist left." It's a conservative talking point (that's false by the way) that they always use. At most, Democrats are essentially less extreme conservatives right now.
There is, however, an extreme right that has passed all these in 2023 alone:
"Over 520 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in state legislatures, a record;
Over 220 bills specifically target transgender and non-binary people, also a record."
https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/roundup-of-anti-lgbtq-legislation-advancing-in-states-across-the-country
You're not seeing "both sides." You are quite literally just lying. Democrats at current are the most boring and careful party ever right now. They aren't my ideal but they definitely aren't "teh extreme left." Please.
First I didn't say the right wasn't extreme and the fact you can't see extremism in your faction shows your blinded to the truth. There are extremes on both sides regardless of what propaganda you want to believe or not believe. People aren't calling me out on my shit since it's just "kill yourself" or "Your and idiot" as retorts. These are the "intelligent" people you speak of.
I didn't start this as a way to convince you that your rose colored glasses are skewing your view or that your perception is wrong because that is your perception and honesty it isn't worth the work to change it for some random person on the Internet because that never works.
I was saying my perception and experiences with the people of the Internet and some irl have led me to see that extremism exists on both sides.
I am going to stop replying because I have already spent too much time on someone who really isn't worth it, that isn't just you, it is all political social interactions on the Internet. So I will leave you with this.
Any faction is corrupt or corruptible. There will always be propaganda for each one to indoctrinate those who have some aligning beliefs. Hell I fell for it for years as a registered Democrat. There are people who mean well in their own way on each side and those who mean to use those well meaning people for their own ends. On the other hand there are people who just fight for the sake of fighting. The people make it matter but in my experience they are the ones that hurt it the most by repeating the propaganda like it's the bible, on both sides. Know that these interactions are truly pointless and a waste of time.
I wish you the best in your endeavors.