I recently saw an interesting quote from Cenk Uygur, host of the radio show “The Young Turks”:
“I’ve been trying to figure out why I’m more optimistic now than I was before the election, even though I was so against the guy who won. I know now. MAGA is not my mortal enemy (and neither is the extreme left). My mortal enemy is the establishment. And they have been defeated!”
Source: Fox News
I feel the exact same way. I consider the establishment to be my enemy, even more than those on the far left. I tend to hold what would be considered far-right positions on most issues, but I feel more warmly towards people who hold far-left positions than I do towards people who hold wishy-washy, moderate positions with no real ideological principles behind them (in other words, the establishment). My opinion of Cenk Uygur has definitely improved after reading this quote. I seem to have a kindred spirit from the opposite side of the political spectrum. Perhaps the far left and the far right have more in common than most people realize.