Originally Posted by Pete F.
Not very observant are you
There’s a party that wants to control books that are allowed,
I don't know which party wants to control books or not allow books. As far as which books are in public schools, that's a local issue, and rightly so. I don't know which party or which constituents in our various local districts throughout the US would allow every and any book in their public school systems. And selectivity of books has always been part of our public and private school systems.
I would guess that Democrat or Progressive school systems would not allow books that had anti-lgbtqetc. content, among others.
who’s allowed to marry,
Don't know which party prescribes who can marry. Their are differences in legal conceptions of what marriage is.
For purposes of supporting and sustaining the birth of children in order to be able to generate and maintain society, specified requirements were created by our government(s). It was taken for granted that a union of a man and a woman was needed to create children. Now, of course, men can be women, so the distinction no longer seems to be necessary as, no doubt, men who identify as women can menstruate and so must be able to have babies. Progressives, as you see, follow the science.
In any case, it was not a party issue whether any two or more people could have some ceremony that says they are married. It simply wasn't a legally binding "marriage" and could not, if the brides and grooms were the same sex, tap into government resources which were meant to support child bearing.
Although I understand the child bearing argument, I don't think government, certainly not the federal government, should regulate marriage.
what’s acceptable speech
Concern for which party wants to decide what's acceptable speech coming from you is amazing. You have stated that conservatism should not be tolerated. That conservative speech should be ignored, not given any tolerance or consideration. And that point of view holds sway with our Progressive cancel culture which shouts down conservative speakers on campus, and the canceling is mostly backed by the Progressive university and college administrators. Conservative speech is more likely to be censored on social media. Anti-lgbtqetc. speech is not allowed in our public and higher education systems, or social media, or legacy media--most all of which are Progressive (Democrat). And Progressives definitely do not consider racist speech acceptable and they have made racism out of things that do not actually pertain to what used to be considered race. Almost everything for them can somehow be considered racial. Their pet Critical Race Theory centers race as the reason for all inequality in America.
In the case of "what's acceptable speech" part of the Progressive tactical procedure is to command the redefinition of societally critical words, such as racism--command the language and you command the discourse. Commanding what words mean and which words are acceptable will determine what acceptable speech is.
and what religions are permissible.
Progressivism, socialism, communism, and to a great extant if we are honest about it, the Democrat Party are anti-religion. As for conservatives, all religions are "permissible" so long as they do not espouse and encourage the destruction of our constitutional order. That would apply to any group, religious or not.
Supports qualified immunity.
Democrats certainly say they are against it more than Republicans do.
Thinks that financial retribution is appropriate reaction to criticism of a political act.
It could well be, depending on the circumstances. Of course, labeling it "financial retribution" could be inappropriate. And "criticism" of a political act could be more than that, it could be an attempt to sabotage the act, and the act could be supported by the people. And the critic/saboteur could be a giant corporation, an oligarch that influences government and people at all levels and benefits from Citizens United--which should make it a controller of government that you disapprove of.
And as McConnell said, one party places itself above country.
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