We NEED EVERYONE to Join the Democratic Party!

[JoeOtterbein]

We need everyone who is willing to vote for Democrats to help win every election, to join us.

We need candidates to run for every seat from Dog Catcher, to a replacement for the creep presently in the White House.

We need you to bring your friends from everywhere, or from any political party, you can find to vote for Democrats.

We need you to advocate for other Democrats in your neighborhood who speak up and even more when they run for an elective office as a Democrat.

We need everyone to join with anyone from any political party who votes for, and with, Democrats to defeat every Republican we can replace and every wrong idea they create.

We need to defeat the GOP and save the world from the evil they stand for and the danger they pose for all of us.

[msongs]

1. winning coalitons may include people with differing views. there's a surprise nt

[Binkie The Clown]

2. A one-party system, no matter what party, leads inevitably to corruption.

Just saying.

[Trumpocalypse]

3. Is the GOP disbanding?

If it is not, then you comment makes no sense.

[Binkie The Clown]

6. The OP said EVERYONE should join the Democratic party.

If EVERYONE is a Democrat, then we have a one-party system. Duh.

[Trumpocalypse]

7. Read the whole post

That's not what he is saying.

[Binkie The Clown]

8. So you and I interpret the OPs intent differently. What else is new.

The Internet is flooded with people who interpret posts differently.
Tell me something new.
No, on second thought, don't.

[Trumpocalypse]

9. Yes, I interpeted it honestly.

[Binkie The Clown]

17. Yes, "my religion is the one and only TRUE religion." There's a lot of that on the web too. nt

[Trumpocalypse]

18. Please don't dishonestly put words in my mouth.

[Binkie The Clown]

19. ok. Your interpretation of "honestly" is the only true interpretation. Is that better? n/t

[Trumpocalypse]

20. Wow I must have struck a nerve.

[Binkie The Clown]

21. Well, what do you expect...

When two people have two different interpretations of something, to say that your interpretation is the honest one implies that the other person's interpretation is dishonest. The word "dishonest" entails the notion of deception with malicious intent.

Instead of saying "I am honest and you have malicious intent" why not say "My interpretation differs from yours." It IS possible, you know, for two honest people to have two different interpretations of something. To simply declare that you are honest and "the other" is dishonest is to set yourself up as the ultimate authority on what is true and honest, and to declare that anyone who disagrees with you is dishonest, or at best, woefully ignorant. This approach seldom convinces someone who happens to disagree with you, Instead, it makes a person with an honestly different opinion into an "enemy", or at the very least, an "enemy of the truth", or an "enemy of honesty".

The figurative comparison with fundamentalist religion and the declaration that "my way is honest, therefore you are dishonest" was meant to illustrate that failure to allow that honest difference of opinions may exist among honest people.

I am open to being persuaded that my interpretation might be wrong. I am, after all, only human. I am not open to being called dishonest because my opinion does not align with yours. If you meant to convince me that you are right and I am wrong, try offering me your line of reasoning instead of judgemental insults tinged with an implied air of superiority. Then I would be willing to listen to what you have to say.

[Trumpocalypse]

22. Sorry not buying it.

[Binkie The Clown]

23. So you DO believe you have a monopoly on honesty?

Sigh.

[Trumpocalypse]

24. No

There are many honest people here on DU. You're just not one of them.

[Binkie The Clown]

25. Pfffft!

[burnbaby]

4. that doesn't make much sense

we would then have one party ruling like a king/queen. Different ideas and debates are good not wrong

[Weekend Warrior]

12. Who called for one party rule?

The op clearly didn't.

[burnbaby]

13. I thought I read

that the OP wanted everyone to join the democratic party

[Weekend Warrior]

14. Yes. As many people as possible.

I understand now that only the topic line was read before commenting. The op is based in common sense.

Here is the rest of the op for you.

We need everyone who is willing to vote for Democrats to help win every election, to join us.

We need candidates to run for every seat from Dog Catcher, to a replacement for the creep presently in the White House.

We need you to bring your friends from everywhere, or from any political party, you can find to vote for Democrats.

We need you to advocate for other Democrats in your neighborhood who speak up and even more when they run for an elective office as a Democrat.

We need everyone to join with anyone from any political party who votes for, and with, Democrats to defeat every Republican we can replace and every wrong idea they create.

We need to defeat the GOP and save the world from the evil they stand for and the danger they pose for all of us.

[crazycatlady]

5. start local

Find out when your county (town) Democratic party has their meetings and show up.

[haveahart]

10. Stronger Together!! Differences can be sorted out AFTER the win.

We need to become a functional "family" A family that sticks together against the outsiders; still a family that internally sorts out their differences and even takes opposing views and opposing actions at times but one that comes together for the common good.

[JoeOtterbein]

16. Yes! "together for the common good"

[Weekend Warrior]

11. Huge K&R.

Note those who take exception to such common sense.

[JoeOtterbein]

15. Thanks!