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In reply to the discussion: More and more people wake up all the time [View all]Flatulo
(5,005 posts)26. No, it's not that simple. I for one believe that opposing ideas, no matter how repugnant they
may be to you personally, are required to establsh a healthy center of gravity in policy making. Without an opposition, policy careens to the left or the right like a unstable feedback loop.
Then there's the matter of the 100,000,000 Repubs that are going to, well, resist you. They may not call themselves Republicans in the future, but their ideals will be the same. What you are calling for is civil war.
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Yep, that's one of the real problems in the US IMO, "... people just don't have the time or
RKP5637
Apr 2012
#7
if you can believe it, I had this same conversation with a health care provider!
spooky3
Apr 2012
#30
The 2010 election was a result of too many people looking at the closest shiny object
proud2BlibKansan
Apr 2012
#4
No, the answer is to ban the GOP, enact/enforce progressive laws, and arrest lawbreakers
BanTheGOP
Apr 2012
#22
No, it's not that simple. I for one believe that opposing ideas, no matter how repugnant they
Flatulo
Apr 2012
#26
What is sad is we are patting ourselves on the back for a stopgap measure that only prolongs things.
dkf
Apr 2012
#19
Despite the RW media bias, she sees through it. Thanks for the heartening anecdote.
freshwest
Apr 2012
#16
The republican party is so used to the media bleating every word they say without question,
CrispyQ
Apr 2012
#42
Fox News says, .... " Only those with money deserve health care... the rest can die"
lib2DaBone
Apr 2012
#44