I'm beginning to become more moderate. I think we all should be. I'm beginning to see both sides as radical bullshit. I tend to side with the right and I tend to be on the right. But I no longer believe that every time there is some proposed government regulation that we jump back and say to ourselves "fucking communism"! I've seen recent years how the left is often not willing to have any debate whatsoever. And during these years the right has always seemed to try to argue their positions. But now I am starting to realize that the right is also starting to get to the point where they are no longer willing to have a debate or constructive discussion about anything. Fact is that things have been steadily been going down hill for the lower class AND the middle class.

I think it would be worthwhile to look at the evidence and cases where this stuff has been tried. I think the position on the right is the better position- no rent control. But to just jump out and say oh well look at what they did in NYC it went to shit because of their policies because er it's just commie bullshit I don't agree with! And those types of policies are always going to fail just .. just because that's my ideology.. that's what I believe. Radials start to act as though it is almost their religious values that cannot even be questioned. Instead we should study what exactly the policy was in NYC or wherever rent control has been implemented.

Are there any differences between what has been proposed in those places and what they are trying to do in Oregon? Okay, those places failed and they are likely to fail in the future. So, I am not suggesting that we should try it again or something similar. But let's have an intellectual debate and site evidence on how exactly this failed and why it is a bad idea to try it or anything similar in the future.

I'm a free market person but you have to be realistic. You can't just assume that any regulation that comes along to regulate any industry will be detrimental to society. I'm not saying that this specific regulation is a good idea. I think rent control is a very stupid idea. But there are definitely industries and corporations that need to be regulated. There are other industries that have frivolous and detrimental regulations.

But I am starting to realize that the biggest problem in this country has it there is no longer any intellectual debate or compromise on issues. This is what happens when the country only has two major parties and the become more and more radicalized. It is tearing this country apart and is a precursor to civil war. Is that what we really want? At some point we need to at least encourage people or make an attempt to bridge the divide between us and work together to figure out some compromise. I see radicalism as absolute stupidity and ignorance to be able to dismiss absolutely any proposal without any consideration because your ideology is so strong.