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LMAO.
I love this.
It's always the same refrain from the cowards and centrists, who present no choices or ideas to bridge this partisan divide that you seem to think is equal on both sides. That's lazy thinking.
Only one side has been committed to the destruction of democratic norms the last 40 years, and that side ain't the leftists.
They told you "government is the problem" so they can dismantle it to the point where it only serves their goals and interests. They view any opposition to that as illegitimate, which is why so many Republicans view this election as illegitimate. Conservatives aren't against Democratic government, they're against government as an institution. They have been and have said so in plain terms for the last 40 years. If you can't see that, it's because you're choosing not to.
It seems what's more important to you than our institutions and our democracy, is people's perception of you. You have to cast yourself as a "moderate" because coming down on a position in a debate is far too risky for you.
It's easier, lazier, and simpler to posture that you're above the partisan fray when it comes to every issue, but all that posturing does is add fuel to it.
Most importantly and definitely personally, it also has the effect of lowering everyone's collective expectations of you...so if you are unable to recognize distinctions and differences, opting instead for your own version of hyperbole, we can't expect you to contribute anything meaningful to the debate. So the result of that is that you end up ignored. But maybe that's what you want? I dunno...I'm not a psychologist. But that's what I perceive from you at times.
And we were/are armed with the most important weapon; our vote.
Last edited by LV426; 11-24-2020 at 04:42 PM.
When I die, turn me into a brick and use me to cave in the skull of a fascist
Why do you think we've been unable to bridge the partisan divide over the last 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years?
Because the division is on the institution of government itself. One side doesn't believe in it, and the other side does. One side considers it a problem, and the other doesn't. One side doesn't see it as legitimate, and the other side does.
So what you do is force us into this partisanship by condemning both sides, while failing to acknowledge what the debate is even about. It's not about Democrat vs. Republican...it's about legitimacy. Conservatives do not view government as legitimate. That's why they do everything they can to sabotage it, whether that is starving it of revenue via tax cuts, or by deliberately breaking systems and institutions by installing corrupt leaders to run them into the ground.
When I die, turn me into a brick and use me to cave in the skull of a fascist
"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
— Joe Biden on Obama.
Socialism is just the modern word for monarchy.
D.C. has become a Guild System with an hierarchy and line of accession much like the Royal Court or priestly classes.
Private citizens are perfectly able of doing a better job without "apprenticing".
AMERICAN HISTORY ITSELF IS A TESTAMENT TO THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE OF AFRICAN PEOPLE. WE, ALONG WITH THE COURGE AND SACRIFICES OF CONSCIOUS WHITE AMERICANS, LIKE VIOLA LIUZZO, EVERETT DIRKSEN, AND MANY OTHERS, HAVE FOUGHT AND DIED TOGETHER FOR OUR FREEDOM, AND FOR OUR SURVIVAL.
In America, rights are are not determined by what is just, fair, equitable, honest, nor by what Jesus would do. Rights are determined ONLY by what you can DEMAND.
LV426 (11-25-2020)
Dude, Clinton was elected in 1992. The "Repubs" won the House in the 1994 in the midterms. IMO, they won as a direct result of Clintonism. Not only was a fucking draft-dodging coward and liar (e.g. "I didn't inhale") elected to the WH but he immediately jammed in gays in the military, Hillary & the Secret Squirrel Healthcare plan, gun control and NAFTA. Then there was Waco. How could the Republicans not get elected? Obviously you didn't live as an adult at that time since you don't know this. It's the difference between living history and reading about it.
Maybe if you let go of your emotions for a minute and stop acting like Katzgar and/or LV426, then you'd realize I'm not the dumbass in this conversation.
"Hatred is a failure of imagination" - Graham Greene, "The Power and the Glory"
LV426 (11-25-2020)
"Hatred is a failure of imagination" - Graham Greene, "The Power and the Glory"
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