Comments on: Kevin Drum And The “Reality Based” Community http://donklephant.com/2005/10/11/kevin-drum-and-the-reality-based-community/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:53:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2005/10/11/kevin-drum-and-the-reality-based-community/comment-page-1/#comment-2805 Justin Gardner Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:14:29 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/10/11/kevin-drum-and-the-reality-based-community/#comment-2805 <blockquote>We need a new party which is actually based in reality…</blockquote> This would certainly be welcome.

We need a new party which is actually based in reality…

This would certainly be welcome.

]]> By: David http://donklephant.com/2005/10/11/kevin-drum-and-the-reality-based-community/comment-page-1/#comment-2804 David Tue, 11 Oct 2005 14:44:36 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/10/11/kevin-drum-and-the-reality-based-community/#comment-2804 the "reality-based" thing really horks me off: in reality, the majority of Americans do not agree with either party's most expansive claims. As an example: most Americans do not want all abortions outlawed. most Americans do not mind some limits on abortion access (like parental notification, etc). most Americans are against discrimination against homosexuals (in employment, housing, certainly in terms of being against gay-bashing) most Americans are not in favor of extending the concept of marriage to cover two people of the same sex. The trouble is that neither party is actually representing more than their dedicated 30% or so which DOES agree with their most expansive claims, and anyone who behaves as a moderate is treated as a stalking-horse by both parties. We need a new party which is actually based in reality... the “reality-based” thing really horks me off: in reality, the majority of Americans do not agree with either party’s most expansive claims.

As an example:

most Americans do not want all abortions outlawed.
most Americans do not mind some limits on abortion access (like parental notification, etc).

most Americans are against discrimination against homosexuals (in employment, housing, certainly in terms of being against gay-bashing)
most Americans are not in favor of extending the concept of marriage to cover two people of the same sex.

The trouble is that neither party is actually representing more than their dedicated 30% or so which DOES agree with their most expansive claims, and anyone who behaves as a moderate is treated as a stalking-horse by both parties. We need a new party which is actually based in reality…

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