That’s a bit of a non-statement. I’m a big proponent of systems thinking. But in the case of the Republicans, they always like to bring up the “other side” to justify their extremist positions. As if the political spectrum could be placed on a 1D axis, the Republicans like to bring up Democrats as just the opposing opinion. It’s like saying, “look we’re just right of the Democrats and they’re left of us”, without acknowledging that the Republican Party is damn near right of everything and everyone else on this axis. They’re an extremist group who like to soften the perspective of their positions and policies by pointing to the other side. They literally threw their former presidential candidate and state governor under the bus because he was the only one who acknowledged Trump’s instruction as an assault on America.
So, in fact, systems thinking would indeed say to pay strong attention to extremists. It’s the thinking that we keep treating the Republican Party as just another party, the way that they like it while they get away with whatever, is how we have got here.
> systems thinking would indeed say to pay strong attention to extremists.
Incorrect. Systems thinking demands that you look at the system (government, dems, repubs) in their entirety. "System" not "part of system". Anyway, g'day I'll let you have the last word if you'd like.
So, in fact, systems thinking would indeed say to pay strong attention to extremists. It’s the thinking that we keep treating the Republican Party as just another party, the way that they like it while they get away with whatever, is how we have got here.