Centrists Must Stop Equating Both Sides
Despite claims of an “extreme” far-left agenda, policies such as abolishing ICE, Medicare for All, and a $15 minimum wage, while debated, are widely popular and openly discussed by politicians. In contrast, the article argues that actions taken by an unelected billionaire with presidential authority to fire federal workers and enrich himself are far more radical, and that the right has effectively normalized radical ideas into U.S. policy through interpretations of existing amendments and initiatives like Project 2025. While some on the left propose truly radical ideas like abolishing prisons, the implementation of right-wing policies on gun ownership, campaign finance, and civil rights interpretations are presented as equally, if not more, extreme in their impact.
John Q. Hosedrinker