Patriotism in the defense of freedom and democracy.
Democrats have always been hesitant to wave the flag or to cheer for any type of nationalism.
But, they may want to re-think that strategy?
It is almost impossible to persuade an opponent to your way of thinking by calling them "stupid", "naive", or a "member of a cult". We have all done it but it does not win many arguments.
We are not going to convince Trump "followers" that he is an agent of Putin or that he lies with every breath. We are not going to convince them that Biden is doing a good job or that he is not a senile old man. Some things are just a given.
That is why Democrats should look at a different way to communicate with people. First of all, we should remove all partisanship from our comments, to the extent possible.
Instead, we should promote democracy and freedom. We should be grateful that we are able to criticize the "free press".
We should defend our Constitution and the rule of law. People around the world are looking to America for leadership. The people in Europe and Ukraine are looking for us to lead them at this violent and threatening time.
The attack upon our Capitol on January 6th cannot be an attack upon Democrats only. It was an attack upon our Constitution and the rule of law. Although the crimes may have been perpetrated primarily by Republicans, we cannot make it a Democrat vs Republican battle. It was an attack upon we, the People. It was a lawless act, committed by lawless people, with no respect for the law or our Constitution. That is how it must be defined.
They do not love this country. They do not love democracy. That is what we must defend. It doesn't matter if they are Republican, Democrat, or Mugwump.
We should attempt to change the way we talk about these treasonous acts against our nation. Do not be afraid to wave the flag. Do not be suckered into the Democrat vs Republican debate.
We must make the debate about something bigger than personal attacks.
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