I miss Republicans.

[weezy2736]

There, I said it.

I think it's important to have a worthy foe, one who fights on common terms and has respect for you. It may be hard to remember 9 years ago, before the primary season started in '99, but that was a fight worth having, a fight to make the country a better place. More and more, I feel now like we are fighting for our survival, and I don't know if liberalism and progressivism alone can save us. One party will never be able to cater to an entire country, nor should it, but I'm not sure if there is a party for us to push back against right now.

What happens now? How do we, as Democrats, justify helping Republicans?

For our own good, we should invest time in the opposition party, not as spies or traitors, but as helping hands to guide them to an identity that we may not agree with but we can live with. We all know how much fun it is to argue with someone who disagrees, but how many of us are willing to help that person find a place for them to express their ideas? They have the same rights as us, we must be careful not to tread on theirs like they have done to us. We are becoming a clear majority again, and with that comes a responsibility we have never had since this board was opened (not to say that we have a responsibility to frame what we say here through a Republican eye, I love my liberal enclave just the way it is :)).

For the good of the country, we can't treat others like they treated us, and we must remember how we were treated so as to make sure we don't fall to those levels. This isn't the popular thing to do, nor is it easy, but I believe with all my heart that it is the right thing to do.