Reply #21: "...I feel that people like * and these "neocons" thrive on hatred and fea

[katsy]

Thank you for your great contribution.

:thumbsup:

I share your fear that Democratic (blogger or politician) vitriolic hatred of everything bush related will strengthen his base. It may cause moderate gop voters to dismiss the Democratic message as hate speech. It may also turn off Democrats who want to research and hear about ISSUES not personal opinions.

However accurate or well-deserved these attacks on bush are... public discourse (by politicians and bloggers alike) on issues should be elevated to facts, other facts, and more facts. How else can the average American make a judgement about issues? Most people don't want to hate anyone but can discern between bad and good policies.

My statement is not an endorsement of the dlc or "conservatism" (except fiscal) in the Democratic party. Quite the opposite. Democrats supporting the extreme gop agenda which is a declaration of war on all working, retired, poor, veterans, children, unemployed, uninsured and disabled Americans... will hurt the party as much if not more than hate speech on our part.

Maybe every Dem Representative should begin every response to gop attacks with the following: "That's a lie... here's the facts:". Stated enough times, people may come to associate the gop with lies.

Average working Americans have little luxury time to listen or read through hate messages and partisan attacks. IMO, they'd listen to facts and would want to know if they were lied to.