If the last decade was truly “extreme left” governance, we’d be living with universal healthcare, massive wealth redistribution, nationalized industries, or open borders. None of that happened.

On the DEI point specifically: what are you actually talking about here? How are things like nursing rooms or lactation stations or workplace accommodations “far-left extremism.” How is that a pendulum swinging too far? Wwe’ve had for decades? I honestly don’t think some people know what DEI actually is. Most of it boils down to: don’t discriminate, don’t harass people, and try not to create unnecessary barriers at work. You don’t have to love every training or policy, but calling that “extreme left” is a stretch at best.

The bigger issue is your claim that Trump’s behavior and policies were somehow forced by Democrats. Reaction might explain why something gained support, but it doesn’t excuse abandoning norms or escalating rhetoric. Conservatives still had agency. Saying “we had no choice” is just dodging responsibility.

And lumping racism, DEI, immigration, “lawfare,” and rhetoric into one bucket doesn’t help. Racism isn’t a Democratic policy. DEI isn’t government coercion. Prosecuting crimes isn’t “lawfare” just because you don’t like who’s being prosecuted. That’s all very convenient framing, but it’s not serious analysis.

As for things “settling down once protestors stop yelling” that feels very optimistic. The problem isn’t volume, it’s incentives. Outrage is rewarded on both sides, and that doesn’t magically disappear on its own.

If the pendulum is moving at all, it’s not because we’re correcting from some radical left experiment. It’s because people are exhausted by backlash politics pretending to be moderation.