Reply #60: Because they know he's a politician? Because some things are implicit?

[0rganism]

I think the (excellent) article you just posted is a solid example of someone giving a higher-level view of John Kerry's motivations outside of what he's said himself during the campaign. Now if you hadn't pointed this out to me, I might not have seen it, and now be reading it.

> Why do you want us to rephrase what Kerry has said?

I could read something Kerry says and understand it differently than the next person, for whatever reason. Communication is not a perfected science. Sometimes, by rephrasing a position, one can clarify it further to those who lack the same background. Why is this useful? For instance, without such assistance, the uninformed might think that John Kerry and the PPI mean the same thing when they speak of "Progressive Internationalism."

How else are you going to help others here share your confidence in candidate Kerry? There are Democratic activists who post here, still smarting from the defeat of their favorites, looking for reasons to actively support John Kerry before the election. I have no doubt most of us will pull the lever for Kerry in November; what we need from Kerry's supporters right now is positive motivation to get us fighting for him long before then. We need a shared vision from the enthusiastic, and -- pardon the metaphor -- we need to catch your disease. We need something to anticipate (other than "not bush").

You don't necessarily have to go outside what Kerry himself says, just finding his content and distilling it, as blm did earlier, can help. Communication will bring us together, misunderstanding will pull us apart.