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UTUSN

(70,494 posts)
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 11:35 PM Jan 2021

Facing it: The wingnuts will *have* only a Balkanized, scorched earth country.

Last edited Sat Jan 9, 2021, 01:51 AM - Edit history (1)

And I realize that my contentious terms ("wingnuts" ) seems like playing their game, but not really.

There is no reaching out, yielding to, or converting them. They won’t have it, period.

We must just put our heads down and focus on our Democratic agenda: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Social/Economic Justice, and Stewardship of the Planet. That is all.

When the opposition poses hostile stunts that can’t be ignored, fine, we must deal with those, expeditiously and forcefully and get back to our agenda. Otherwise, we can just be watchful of the rest of their noise that is not threatening and just keep plugging along with our agenda. Any of them who are willing to give and take, fine, we'll do that.

Our own pitfall to watch out for is falling under the spell of The Charismatic Leader with Baggage. We’ve been through that before, when we have to shunt our agenda work aside in order to devote all of our energy instead to defending a seriously flawed leader. When one of those charmers is a choice, we need to wipe away a tear and nominate a less charming but more steady character. It takes too long and too much work to finally win power just to squander it away to one person.

No one person is above our agenda. We honor but don't worship.






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Facing it: The wingnuts will *have* only a Balkanized, scorched earth country. (Original Post) UTUSN Jan 2021 OP
I know our side is morally and ethically correct. As demented as white wingers are, Hoyt Jan 2021 #1
Yip, they might honestly believe but we can treat them as Terrible Two(s) and do our own work. UTUSN Jan 2021 #2
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
1. I know our side is morally and ethically correct. As demented as white wingers are,
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 11:44 PM
Jan 2021

I think they honestly believe their deplorable view is right too.

I know they are racist, greedy, hateful, religious fools, rubes, and maybe worse, but they do believe it. That’s tough to conquer. We can’t give in, and they won’t.

Wish we could reason with them. I don’t have the answer except screw em, we are right.

UTUSN

(70,494 posts)
2. Yip, they might honestly believe but we can treat them as Terrible Two(s) and do our own work.
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 12:10 AM
Jan 2021

It's a waste for us to stay at that level of battling.






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