I received a pop-up ad on my iPhone: “STOP THE RADICAL LEFT.”
Like the bell-shaped curve that graded your tests in college, the curve can also describe the political spectrum in America.
The radicals are those who favor quick change. Protesters, strikers and revolutionaries are included in this group. They are under the far left edge of the bell-shaped curve. To the right of them are liberals, who do favor change but not to the extent that radicals want.
In the broad middle under the curve are the moderate Democrats and Republicans, who comprise the majority. They prefer to work together to achieve what’s best for America.
To the right of them are the conservatives, who mostly want to keep the status quo with little or no change. At the extreme right are the reactionaries who want to go back to the glory days of yesteryear.
Both radicals and reactionaries shout the loudest because they are fewest in number under the curve. They crave attention, hence my pop-up ad.
Attempts have been made to group all Democrats as the “radical left.” This simply isn’t true.
Richard Patton
Franklin Township, Beaver County