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blake2012

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May 30, 2018

Centrists are by no means even close to a threat to Democracy. Lack of centrists is

Our polarized and partisan political divide today is toxic and breeds demagogues who compete with each other to be even more extreme.

The long ago days of collegial words for
The opposition and true compromise on a broad set of
Issues happened because our country had many more moderates so that you could have long time Republicans all over Nee England and lots of Democrats elected in the Deep South.

Moderation is a good thing for stability. Moderates or centrists may be vanilla yogurt when it comes to promoting new ideas or revolutionary change, but centrism doesn’t lead to the downfall of democratic institutions.


BTW, many Liberal voices couldn’t stand Barack Obama because he was a centrist

May 9, 2018

Our president is a mad man. Who will save us?

Paris Climate Accord. Gone.
TPP deal. Over.
Iran deal. Fucked up.

Who will save us? Our country is isolated and being eroded from within.

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Name: Wade
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About blake2012

I am an aging cynic looking to be inspired.
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