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So they either need to fly to the left or to the right. Down the middle is never good. At least with this analogy.





there is a saying that "there has never been a great moderate", that the shakers and movers of history have always been pushing an extreme point of view that led to change, and therefore to life as we know it now. And while I would agree that deviating from the center is the way to get change, it is worth noting that historically, change almost always is accompanied by violence.

Change is inevitable. What conservatives seek is to slow it down, letting it happen at a safe pace. and what liberals seek is to speed it up. The very terms "liberal" and "conservative" are based on the degree of change each group seeks.

From my perspective, The difference between a candle and a stick of dynamite is the rate of combustion. Change can happen so fast that it is disruptive. Or, it can happen slowly enough to shed light.


I don't want to be so closed-minded that I cannot endure change when it comes, but I also don't want to recklessly throw gasoline on the candle until the whole room is on fire. I see moderation as a good thing, a tempering influence that creates a buffer between the forces that would engage in battle if they had the opportunity, and in so doing, involve us all in a fight we don't want.

If there were more moderate Muslims, they would rein in the radicals. but every time a moderate Muslim surfaces, they kill him because the radicals WANT to push the envelope, they WANT to fight. I would go so far as to say that ANYBODY who takes an extreme position IS INDEED LOOKING FOR A FIGHT. I grow tired of people who profess to be peaceniks, but who take the most extreme positions on every topic. When words don't line up with actions, believe the actions. These people DO want a fight, and their actions reveal the hypocrisy of their words.



Jesus was a moderate, and they killed him too. "Blessed are the peace makers, for they shall see God" (usually sooner rather than later) Funny that it always seems to be the people in the middle who don't want a fight that get caught in the crossfire.

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