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Pemalite said:

The further left or right you go, the more they are the same. Aka. Horse-shoe political theory.

Center-right leaning individuals definitely do not wish to destroy democracy anymore than center-left.

Just because someone is conservative also doesn't mean they agree with all the agenda's pushed forth by the conservative side like abortion either... Or even adhere to various conspiracy theories.
The binary Left vs Right is a silly debate and I would love for political discussions to move on from that and move onto debating various policies and legislature on a merits basis rather than simply shutting it down because their opponents pushed it.

Obviously the media plays a big role... I.E. Fox vs CNN can propagate fake information just as readily as each other... And they love to sensationalize and "rally" their support base... It's what helps make them money in the end.

As for January 6th... Trump should be jailed just for that without question.

Peaceful protest is a democratic right across the globe in free societies... Storming the capital and rallying your fan-base to do it is blatantly illegal.

At least with regards the United States, the horseshoe is highly imbalanced.  We have a far right but no far left.  Especially in our government.

And even with the spectrum we do have, there is also a difference in their vociferous natures.  Our far right is extremely blusterous and violent. Our farthest left is pretty meek and quiet.

This dichotomy causes issues with public perceptions. Since our middle left is louder than our farthest left, the middle left become seen as our full representation of what is on the left. Conversely, since our far right is louder than our middle right, the the far right become seen as our full representation of what is on the right.

My worry is that, as alluded to, the far right isn't just getting louder but getting power. The far right isn't just taking over the public perception of what is on the right but it's laws that go beyond just mere perception.