Politics != War
Originally, I deleted this, but at feathusy's urging, I salvaged it from the saved draft, cause he said that it was important for me to post, even if I didn't think that I'd written it well. So, here you go! :)
From DailyKos:
"I've been making the case the last couple of weeks that we can't just focus on winning in November, but that we have an imperative to take advantage of a historic opportunity to break the conservative movement's backs and crush their spirits. In the White House, that means getting Obama a broad popular and geographic mandate for change. In the House, that means annihilating the Republican caucus and working toward a 100-seat Democratic majority. In the Senate it means getting to a 60-seat filibuster proof majority."
You're doing it wrong!!!
Yes, I do read DailyKos sometimes. Being a liberal myself, it can be nice to get my news in a way that is biased towards myself. Besides, at least I know which way they'll spin things. But when I read something like I quoted above, I just get annoyed. There's something to be said for grace in victory, should we wind up winning.
I agree with the second part of the quote. I would love to see the election turn out as a landslide for the Democrats, so that Obama would have the political capital to really make some changes for the better. But couching that sentiment in language like "crush their spirits" and "annihilating" reminds me why I stopped reading Kos the last time. Maybe I'm just a bit naive, but I always thought that the Democrats were supposed to be above that sort of divisive language. It just strikes me as a bit mean.
I may disagree with most of what Republicans believe, but I do know that they're acting in what they think are the best interests of the country. At the VP debate, Joe Biden recalled a time when he was told, "Everyone's sent here for a reason, because there's something in them that their folks like. Don't question their motive." He said that he took the advice to heart, and I think that more people should follow his example. We can't lose sight of the fact that it's still everyone's country, whether their party wins or loses the election. We may disagree, but we still have to keep the country running. Being divisive is no way to make that happen.
Politics is not war. Both sides can afford to be civil to each other. Wouldn't it be nice to live in a world where politicians from both parties could debate the issues, work on coming to solutions to the nation's problems, and then all go out for drinks together as friends, regardless of which side of the aisle they were on? A bit too idealistic? Maybe. But I like the thought of it anyway.
From DailyKos:
"I've been making the case the last couple of weeks that we can't just focus on winning in November, but that we have an imperative to take advantage of a historic opportunity to break the conservative movement's backs and crush their spirits. In the White House, that means getting Obama a broad popular and geographic mandate for change. In the House, that means annihilating the Republican caucus and working toward a 100-seat Democratic majority. In the Senate it means getting to a 60-seat filibuster proof majority."
You're doing it wrong!!!
Yes, I do read DailyKos sometimes. Being a liberal myself, it can be nice to get my news in a way that is biased towards myself. Besides, at least I know which way they'll spin things. But when I read something like I quoted above, I just get annoyed. There's something to be said for grace in victory, should we wind up winning.
I agree with the second part of the quote. I would love to see the election turn out as a landslide for the Democrats, so that Obama would have the political capital to really make some changes for the better. But couching that sentiment in language like "crush their spirits" and "annihilating" reminds me why I stopped reading Kos the last time. Maybe I'm just a bit naive, but I always thought that the Democrats were supposed to be above that sort of divisive language. It just strikes me as a bit mean.
I may disagree with most of what Republicans believe, but I do know that they're acting in what they think are the best interests of the country. At the VP debate, Joe Biden recalled a time when he was told, "Everyone's sent here for a reason, because there's something in them that their folks like. Don't question their motive." He said that he took the advice to heart, and I think that more people should follow his example. We can't lose sight of the fact that it's still everyone's country, whether their party wins or loses the election. We may disagree, but we still have to keep the country running. Being divisive is no way to make that happen.
Politics is not war. Both sides can afford to be civil to each other. Wouldn't it be nice to live in a world where politicians from both parties could debate the issues, work on coming to solutions to the nation's problems, and then all go out for drinks together as friends, regardless of which side of the aisle they were on? A bit too idealistic? Maybe. But I like the thought of it anyway.