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Originally Posted by Yakk
I think you misunderstand the situation. Appeasing aggressors only encourages them.
The Radical Right isn't interested in politics as usual -- they are interested in winning. Don't underestimate their desire to reach their goals. They want a bible-based American empire of croney capitalism with two castes: those that earn money from ownership, who live tax-free, and those who work for their money, who carry the tax burden.
One-sided comprimising is otherwise known as surrender. Your political opponents are on a holy quest to destroy and refashon in their own image the economic, moral and social systems that have kept the USA strong. They'll accept your comprimise as an easy victory.
While you are fighting a civilized game -- making the best of a bad situation, they are fighting a dirty war. And I'm not talking about Iraq.
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I don't deny that the GOP want total control and that there are some very bad eggs in office.
However, what I see is a rising in people believing that the Dems. crying election fraud is either sore losing OR conspiratorial whackos and the majority will tune them out.
You are not going to change this election, if you want to work on things and make sure that '06 elections are run more fairer then I can agree with that and believe in that. If your doing recounts and calling fraud to try to upset the election it won't happen.
So what do Dems need to do? Find a platform not so liberal but still based on our principles which are a government responsive to the people's needs that helps those that help themselves achieve the highest potential they can.
We have 2 years to watch the GOP self destruct and they will. But we have to be ready and in being ready we have to let go of the past and focus on how to win the future.