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Personally, I'm willing to trade off economic and human services agendas for some reciprocation on foreign policy/terrorism issues.
The plain fact is, the US is a socialist economy as it is. We're far from pure capitalism - and I comprehend the need for governmental regulation of and intervention in capitalism.
As for specific issues I'm willing to compromise on, I could accept a national health care initiative leading to universal health care. As always, it will need to be paid for by the productive members of society. It would be good if the productive members of society were acknowledged as the funders of humanistic programs.
In return, I would appreciate some acknowledgement that the US is in fact a sovereign nation and will remain so no matter what party holds the presidency or congressional power. Multilateralism is an aspect of our ability to wield power but it will never be the foundation of a national foreign policy. No nation can or will abandon ultimate self-interest in foreign policy matters in the interest of multilateralism or a trend toward global government. Realistically, John Kerry - to use a current example - would continue the vast majority of US foreign policy initiatives as ongoing operations. The debate on foreign policy is not reflective of the reality of geopolitics - it's not a big partisan matter. I would appreciate some concessions in this area toward a more realistic view of moving toward solutions regarding geopolitical strategy.
Social services appear a partisan matter, yet we are not so divided on these as some of the polarized positions we take would suggest. As I stated, we already accept a great many government-sponsored programs. If universal health care is deemed something that would be of great benefit to our population and could be reasonably funded, I would not oppose it.
This represents an effort to move toward a constructive dialog and a willingness to compromise that I will be incorporating into my conversations in this forum. I'd like to hear yours.
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