Manx

pan6467 -

Your first few sentences denounce anyone who would not compromise because they therefore only care about their own agenda.

Then you follow that with a list of "compromises", which are, in fact, nothing more than your own "agendas" on specific topics. Why should your offer be considered anything different than my offer?

Abortion: compromise==== it is a womans choice.
Welfare: compromise==== it needs to be increased and optimized to negate class division
Taxes: compromise==== The rich must be taxed far more than the non-rich to negate class division
Secularism: compromise==== the gov't will not endorse, explicity or implicitly, any religion

etc.

Those are all "compromises". Why won't you accept them? Why won't KMA accept them?

I have spent, literally, my entire life formulating my opinions on any of numerous topics. And now you suppose that I must change my opinions in order to reach a solution? I cannot agree to something that is not what I believe to be correct. Changing my opinion for the sake of compromise is not a solution at all. If you want me to agree to something, you must convince me it is right. I will not sacrifice what I believe in to appease you - and that is what compromise is and exactly why I'll have none of it.