kentuck
94. I understand the sentiments and the opinions.
If you don't believe me, check out my threads for the last 13 years.
But I have come to the conclusion that we are headed to a very bad place if we do not change direction.
We can never surrender to bigotry and hatred but we need to change how we fight it. Picking up guns and going to battle is not an option, in my opinion.
However, we must show by our actions and our words that we are the more rational, the more sensible, and the more "uniting" Party. Simply hurling words and stones across the river at each other and we end up like the Hindus and the Muslims in India in 1947, as depicted in the movie, Gandhi.
Also, and more importantly, this is the best way for us to win the political battle. We can show a clear distinction between the liberals and the conservatives. It does not mean that we surrender anything that we believe in. We know they are wrongheaded and racist in many of their views. We can only hope that there are some common sense, rational Republicans that will reject those ideas, if given the chance. I think we should give them the chance.
Granted, it may not work. Sensing victory, they may only double-down with their hateful rhetoric? But the alternative is taking us all to a very bad place, in my opinion.
A few observations:
Headed to a bad place? Yes, you're well on your way (for those who aren't already there).
Libs have already surrendered to bigotry and hatred.
You definitely don't want to get into a shootin' match.
You will never be able to present yourselves as the "more rational, the more sensible, and the more 'uniting' Party" to good and decent people as long as you continue to ignore longstanding moral principles, which you show no indication that you're willing to do. You need to continue to expand your base of moochers, the morally bankrupt, and malcontents in order to gain control. There's plenty out there, and they'll never be satisfied with whatever you do. But they are the foundation of your team.
So long as you continue to place false labels on those you disagree with rather than confronting why they disagree with you, you are forever in a position where you will, at some point, always lose.
Immorality never works. And libs are, above all, immoral.
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