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Dying on the Altar of Compromise [View all] maxrandb Nov 2024 OP

I'm 3/4 of the way thru my life Dennis Donovan Nov 2024 #1

Same MuseRider Nov 2024 #27

Me either. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Nov 2024 #2

I remember back when Barack Obama was elected gab13by13 Nov 2024 #3

It was already broken well before Obama. TheKentuckian Nov 2024 #6

Also on the day they met ReRe Nov 2024 #60

Is that before or after Obama said we needed to displacedvermoter Nov 2024 #76

I don't know when Obama said ReRe Nov 2024 #79

It was pretty much a rhetorical question displacedvermoter Nov 2024 #81

i hope you are wrong about Trump ReRe Nov 2024 #82

All true but some must still try to find a way out, or to head off this beast bucolic_frolic Nov 2024 #4

Only way to stop it pimpbot Nov 2024 #11

Mental patients, hmmmmm? Just Jerome Nov 2024 #16

My plan is to give the maga I work with some hints. louis-t Nov 2024 #36

You're right, of course. Like Biden says, we can't just walk away from them. Still, they're predictable as rain. ancianita Nov 2024 #37

I walked away from 8 members of my family this election . I have no problem walking away from Autumn Nov 2024 #40

I sympathize. I have such members, too. Thing is, they're still out there in the dark. ancianita Nov 2024 #43

The family members I cut out are not in the dark. They are well aware. Autumn Nov 2024 #46

Joe Biden is a good and decent human being JustAnotherGen Nov 2024 #58

We are indeed in a war. To win it, we need allies. Martin Eden Nov 2024 #5

This is silly and just the interpersonal version of bought partisanship TheKentuckian Nov 2024 #9

Absolutely gab13by13 Nov 2024 #12

Its been a crime syndicate for years. Just Jerome Nov 2024 #18

Then what? MichMan Nov 2024 #51

Don't tell me what I love. Martin Eden Nov 2024 #21

I just repeated what I percieve was put out and gets put all the time by the comity crowd. TheKentuckian Nov 2024 #53

You perceive a lot of things I did not say, nor implied Martin Eden Nov 2024 #59

They aren't my allies. They are the facsist's and the fuel for the fire in which we burn. TheKentuckian Nov 2024 #73

"THEY" are not a monolithic block. Martin Eden Nov 2024 #78

Mmmm, I like yams. n.t. AlanAdam Nov 2024 #86

Yes, there's a world of potential allies. summer_in_TX Nov 2024 #24

That's not a bad idea, if done with kindness Martin Eden Nov 2024 #26

They are already going by prophecy, That nasty ass fucking sack of pus is the son of their god. Autumn Nov 2024 #48

Agree. Over the holidays, practice patience, ancianita Nov 2024 #50

You can't fix stupid. TheKentuckian Nov 2024 #54

If the relationships were "formerly good" then they're already damaged... Mr. Mustard 2023 Nov 2024 #28

We all have different family experiences and relationships Martin Eden Nov 2024 #32

I walked away from 8 of them this election. I have no regrets and would do it again in a heartbeat. Autumn Nov 2024 #42

Retumplican... Hugin Nov 2024 #7

Well said. Vinca Nov 2024 #8

Died with former Speaker Newt Gingrich DownriverDem Nov 2024 #10

agree. barbtries Nov 2024 #13

Well said. nt moniss Nov 2024 #14

This BigMin28 Nov 2024 #15

Agreed and for the people who say that moniss Nov 2024 #17

When someone punches you in the mouth you don't hug them back for doing it and ask for another. Hotler Nov 2024 #19

There are some here who see self-defense as no better than assault Orrex Nov 2024 #22

+1. nt Hotler Nov 2024 #33

When we compromise with evil, it weakens the good. Magoo48 Nov 2024 #20

The root problem there is, we lack a common vision. paleotn Nov 2024 #23

It's not vision it's money Farmer-Rick Nov 2024 #44

The Civil War Erda Nov 2024 #49

Two things misanthrope Nov 2024 #80

My ancestors answered the call in a previous time of division... FailureToCommunicate Nov 2024 #25

We lose sindri Nov 2024 #29

Politics "used to" be about shared power, consensus and compromise maxrandb Nov 2024 #35

There is no "our side". Democrats just won't get support behaving like Trump JI7 Nov 2024 #38

You are wrong. Reality scoffs at what your are putting down here. TheKentuckian Nov 2024 #55

Agree! mountain grammy Nov 2024 #30

Voters always say they want compromise, but never give Dems credit for doing it LymphocyteLover Nov 2024 #31

Nor are Republicans ever punished for strident refusal to ever compromise. TheKentuckian Nov 2024 #57

yep-- sounds familiar. It's so freaking aggravating LymphocyteLover Nov 2024 #64

It's really not "voters" that always say they want "compromise" maxrandb Nov 2024 #85

True, it's mostly pushed from the media. They hold up polls saying voters want compromise but who knows how manipulated LymphocyteLover Nov 2024 #87

In matters of conscience, the law of majority has no place. Gandhi Ping Tung Nov 2024 #34

That bipartisan bullshit will be the death of us and our planet. I'm not playing that Autumn Nov 2024 #39

curtain voteragain Nov 2024 #41

My sentiments exactly. Wake up, we are the bigger half! Bigerhalf Nov 2024 #45

The problem is we are a big tent party oldmanlynn Nov 2024 #47

Currently wryter2000 Nov 2024 #52

Agreed... No compromise with Trumpers, ever Blue_Tires Nov 2024 #56

The compromise... orwell Nov 2024 #61

I can't count how many times I have heard this. StrictlyRockers Nov 2024 #62

Yeah, that kind of negativity is very common and I'm not having it LymphocyteLover Nov 2024 #65

Thank you. It's ridiculous. betsuni Nov 2024 #66

This was particularly true in 2000 GoreWon2000 Nov 2024 #63

I think what we are facing now is going to be much worse Meowmee Nov 2024 #67

That's why we have the Supreme Court we do. Rigpa108 Nov 2024 #68

Hell yeah. byronius Nov 2024 #69

My thoughts Playingmantis Nov 2024 #70

The common ground needs to be with voters iemanja Nov 2024 #71

The voters are the Republicans and are the ones who give no quarter if the politicians make any move toward moderating TheKentuckian Nov 2024 #74

Why suddenly are there so many more Republicans iemanja Nov 2024 #75

History won't show anything MadameButterfly Nov 2024 #72

"Gleefully murder" Shrek Nov 2024 #77

Guess you missed the stories of pregnant women bleeding out and dying in red states maxrandb Nov 2024 #84

Nails it republianmushroom Nov 2024 #83