(October 30, 2019 at 1:30 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(October 30, 2019 at 1:18 pm)Shell B Wrote: I'd like to wind up somewhere left of center in a social sense, to be fair. I'm just not willing to shoot myself in the foot to aim that far. A large portion of this country is pro-Trump. That means a large portion of this country will dig their heels in if pushed, so I'd rather just gently nudge and at least make progress.
I don't think we should compromise in some areas, to be clear. Abortion, death with dignity and problems with our voting system that keep minorities from voting are a few examples.
Gentle nudging works great in the clean politics of an intellectually honest and mature electorate with a respect for facts and that prioritizes the collective good.
We have 0.00000000 of those conditions met.
Here guile, shock, awe, deception, fraud, appear to lowest common denominator works so well there is no room for anything else.
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Yeah, so let's stoop down to the level of the morons. Good thinking!
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
