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In reply to the discussion: I believe there is merit to the argument... [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)Okay, fine, here's my take on matters. Take Snowden, for instance. (Really, I mean take him. He'd be glad to go anywhere.)
Most of us really don't care about the NSA keeping copies of the metadata. As this debate goes on, those who insist that everyone should feel the same level of outrage begin pointing to Snowden as 'heroic', which leads to a mini-debate such as 'He is not! / He is!' and soon devolves until the original points are fairly lost.
No one is saying Obama is the New & Improved Jesus. But that same scenario plays out when the hard-core denigraters want to convince us he is preposterous and the next best thing to evil. He is not. He has done some great things and some not-so-great things.
So maybe you could lead the way to stop insulting him and focus squarely on the issues.
I realize that isn't as 'sexy' a way to change minds and influence hearts (or however that goes), but it's a good strategy for the long term.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]