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Ustwo · 12-05-2005, 12:46 PM

While it would be easy to point counter point willravel, thats not the point of the thread and I don't feel the need to defend 'the right'. Many things are indeed wrong with the right (though I would argue that civil liberties is not one of them unless you are homosexual or drug user) and obviously there are many things wrong with the left.

I think the problem you will find is that in order to have a support base you need people who feel strongly for the cause. Its easy to find young skulls full of mush to get to work for the left, look at any WTO meeting for that. Its a bit harder to find such mush on the right unless you go to the religious groups (which in turn I think is the main problem for the right) but such energy can be found. With this you have your core believers, your volunteers, your pamphlet handerouters, your vote drivers, your foot soldiers.

Try to get a lot of people excited about being moderate. What would they shout 'YOU ARE BOTH RIGHT AND I'M FIGHTING MAD ABOUT IT!' Or 'HELL NO WE WILL GO BUT ONLY WITH PREDEFINED OBJECTIVES!'?

Bottom line, its hard for people to get energized being moderate.

12-05-2005, 12:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	While it would be easy to point counter point willravel, thats not the point of the thread and I don't feel the need to defend 'the right'. Many things are indeed wrong with the right (though I would argue that civil liberties is not one of them unless you are homosexual or drug user) and obviously there are many things wrong with the left. I think the problem you will find is that in order to have a support base you need people who feel strongly for the cause. Its easy to find young skulls full of mush to get to work for the left, look at any WTO meeting for that. Its a bit harder to find such mush on the right unless you go to the religious groups (which in turn I think is the main problem for the right) but such energy can be found. With this you have your core believers, your volunteers, your pamphlet handerouters, your vote drivers, your foot soldiers. Try to get a lot of people excited about being moderate. What would they shout 'YOU ARE BOTH RIGHT AND I'M FIGHTING MAD ABOUT IT!' Or 'HELL NO WE WILL GO BUT ONLY WITH PREDEFINED OBJECTIVES!'? Bottom line, its hard for people to get energized being moderate. __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.