Thread by @JuliusGoat

They sure as shit had better be.

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Not wanting border protection’s round up troops to board buses and demand papers is an extreme position these days.

So let us be extreme.

Suggesting that a foreign government’s attempt to compromise our elections ought to beinvestigated is an extreme position these days.

So let’s be extreme.

Suggesting that an unarmed black child didn’t deserve to be murdered by police is an extreme position these days.

Suggesting that an immigrant to this country should reunite with his family on the shores is an extreme position these days.

Let’s be extreme.

Suggesting that a peaceful protest at a sporting event isn’t an attack on our military is extreme.

Suggesting that people from poor countries might have value and worth is extreme.

Suggesting cancer research shouldn’t bankrupt you is extreme.

How dare we be moderate.

Suggesting that Puerto Rican citizens deserve the same support as those in Texas is extreme.

Suggesting that science and philosophy and art deserve more then a sneer is extreme.

The idea of a livable wage for all workers is extreme.

To hell with the middle ground.

Consumer protection is extreme.

Environmental safeguards are extreme.

Sustainable energy is extreme.

Accountability for the president of the United States is extreme.

I’m quite proud to be an extremist in 2018.

The party that controls the levers of power in this country right now have made basic human dignity and sustainable life extremist positions.

The moderate viewpoints today considers Nazism another voice at the table.

We’d be fools not to become an extremist party.

When the bus is about to tip over the cliff you don’t rush to the middle of the bus.

Goddamnit. Why does this need to be said?