Reply #66: Folks,we are better than this

[DemOkie]

The measure of a true Progressive is to be able to tolerate dissenting opinion. If we allow ourselves and our rightfully elected representatives to descend to villianizing people that disagree with us, then we are no better than the people we stand against. It's one thing to pillory the right wing buffoons, but when we condone this kind of blanket condemnation, then we sow the seeds of our own cause's demise.Did we learn nothing from the American experience of Vietnam? We can't win the hearts and minds if we napalm the landscape. The majority of the people on the right are us..our parents,co-workers, neighbors. If we allow them to become marginalized, then we will never be able to win them over with our ideas.