Reply #17: I'd rather

[jobycom]

argue what I believe, I guess.

The original post said nothing about trying to convince people we were strong on defense, it asked what left meant to us. To me, it means convincing people that we shouldn't wage needless wars. This "we sort of support the war but not really" dance doesn't work politically, either. We would not lose any worse by arguing our convictions. We can do that without arguing against the mainstream by emphasizing what our views have in common with the mainstream, and with out national ideals-- support for life, support for peace, support for freedom and democracy, etc.

And Afghanistan isn't going well, either. Letting people know that might help prove that wars aren't good foreign policy. Wars don't change anything except the names of the leaders.