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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
How do you know the majority of the protestors are middle of the road Americans? What is a middle of the road American in your estimation?
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I'm a middle of the road American, having neither unyielding conservative principles nor unwavering liberal principles. Having somewhat close acquaintances involved with the TEA organizers on a grassroots level, I have alot in common with these people. Most of those people aren't much different than I am.
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Originally Posted by Halx
dk, YES, because they are stupid, they should be ignored. Democracy functions on informed debate, but these people are not informed with anything resembling truth or reason. The rest of your statement, however, is entirely your words, not mine. My solution is to inform them, to separate them from their corrupted infotainment source and to rebuild their viewpoints using reasoned logic and substantiated facts. Only then can they enter the national discourse with any air of respectability.
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and you, Halx, will be one of the reasons why the further slide down to violent outbursts will occur. It will get uglier and it will get violent because you wish to ignore these people. Again, they are not only not being represented, but they are also being ignored. A volatile mix for people in this country that are armed.