Who are the real "Extremists"?

 We have heard both sides calling the other extreme. The Democrats have labelled the Republicans; Extremist, The Taliban, Enemies of the State, Nazis, Terrorists, Jihadists, and a host of other vile, despicable, and not remotely true names, So I pose the question, Who are the "Extremists"?

First let's define our terms; An extremist, means someone far out of the mainstream. Someone whose ideas, goals, and associations are far to either the left or the right. So let's begin by examining what both parties stand for this election year as expressed by their own words, deeds, and actions.

The Democrats;

Rabid hatred of Trump; It was the sole theme of the DNC. It has permeated their every thought nd speech for three years.

Raising Taxes: Again for 3 years they have promised to repeal the Trump tax cuts, effecting a large increase in taxes for the vast majority of taxpayers

Open borders: They have consistently stood against the border wall, or any enforcement measure for legal immigration, Again using the most vile language to ascribe the motivations of a populace that overwhelmingly polls in favor of legal immigration enforcement, and against illegal immigration.

Socialism: The party has openly embraced Socialism/Marxism/Progressivism/Statism. All of which stand athwart the stream of history, having proven themselves, time and again, abject failures. 

Redistribution: One of their recurring themes is taking from the rich to give to everyone else. This presumes; 

    a.) The death of private property, To quote Grover Cleveland; I can not partake to lay my finger upon that Article which authorizes the government to take the fruits of one man's labors, to give to another, unearned. Redistribution, presumes that the government not only knows better than you how to earn and spend your money, but also, has the right to enforce their whims.

    b.) The death of individual success When the government chooses to penalize success, and reward failure, or mediocrity, America will enjoy vastly more failure, and lose success completely.

    c.) The supremacy of the State over the individual What makes america great is that it is the first country in the world's history founded on the rights of man. The supremacy of the individual, over the State. The constitution is the first of it's kind to curtail the powers of the state, and recognize that the individual obtained his rights from God, and no state may take them from him, except through his own failure(crime, etc).

Overwhelming debt, They have promised free college, free healthcare, free housing, Universal basic income, etc. Obviously nothing is free, and all this must be paid for, or otherwise it will make slaves of the providers. You can not have a RIGHT, to something that someone else must provide. That simply enslaves the provider. The only way to attempt to provide these things is to incur astronomical debt. The very practice that destroyed the Weimar Republic in 1938, and Venezuela in 2016. This pernicious act has taken the wealthiest nations on earth and destroyed them utterly.

Banning Guns While many Dems will not admit this openly many have, Dianne Feinstein did, and Beto O'Rourke. Joe Biden made Beto his gun czar, and Beto's constant refrain is he is coming for your guns. Athough he promises this will be done by Executive Order, which would be illegal, and Anti Constitutional.

The Republicans;

Limited government Although so far they have failed miserably at this, it has been THE first plank of every party platform since the '60's. It is enshrined in the Constitution, and at one time was considered so mainstream no one ever thought about it.

Streamlining regulation Again another constitutional presumption. Unelected bureaucrats with the power to write regulations which carry the force of law, and penalties akin to criminal penalties, was never foreseen as possible in the limited form of government espoused by the Constitution.

Limited Spending Again a topic of abject failure for Republicans  However another ideal enshrined in our Founding

Equality of opportunity Again a staple of the party platform for decades, The founding documents do not guarantee equality of result, but equality of opportunity, Instead of promising free stuff, remove the roadblocks.

No identity politics instead of black policies, hispanic policies, LGBTQ policies, We need American policies.

Now comparing the two platforms enumerated above The Republican hews closest to the Founding documents and mainstream political thought. The Democrat platform, hews closest to theories and ideals against which we fought two world wars, and a 70 year cold war.

Which are the true extremists?