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I'm not sure people in politics really want to compromise, or find a 'middle ground' anymore.
I think there are people who obviously want their ideals to be upheld and moved forward, but I know there are moderates on both sides that understand that a functioning government depends on people with opposing views working with each other to try and do what's best for the country and everyone in it
originally posted by: seagull
a reply to: enlightenedservant
My friend, you just keep on keepin' on.
Don't let folds weigh you down with their attempts, notice I said attempts, to ridicule that which they don't understand.
Faith.
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: openminded2011
The founders knew this, and did the best they could to incorporate checks and balances into the system. We need to get that working again.
Yes, they did. It would be wonderful if it really worked, but it seems it has been a huge cause of conflict since, well, 1776. I'm not sure people in politics really want to compromise, or find a 'middle ground' anymore.
We also have to remember that when the country was first established, only rich, white, educated men could vote. The rest of the populace were disallowed (and for the most part not equipped). Things are so much different now that it's not hardly comparable at all.
Thank you very much for your post.
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
It's interesting to note that most non-patriots, and the people who find disparaging their country somewhat lucrative in money or street-cred, continue to live and make a living in the very same country. It's easy enough to pick up and move, even if they are lazy, but they don't. They are either gluttons for punishment, or they do in fact love their country, but it is too uncool to admit it.
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
a reply to: enlightenedservant
Agreed. There is some irony at work there.
Remember, a lot of them have properties in other countries too, so it's not like they have to actually get up and leave.
The global powerbrokers "fatten" one set of countries while "harvesting" others. It's like a game of musical chairs. Some specialize in profiting when a country "booms"; some specialize in profiting from the collapse; and others specialize in buying the bankrupted assets at a discount and rebuilding the country. The cycles repeat and every single country in the "global economy" is in a different stage of this cycle. It's literally by design.
But citizens are brainwashed to be short sighted so they never look at it as a whole. We're brainwashed to think politicians and powerbrokers are dumb, yet they're actually masters of maintaining power and making money for themselves and their allies. But we're too busy fighting each other and panicking over the latest bogeymen to figure it out.
That's the whole point in co-ops, alliances, teams, agencies, departments, and committees.
originally posted by: xuenchen
Progressive policies are indeed patriotic.
The successful corrals of crime & poverty in big cities is proof.
Nicely condensed and compartmentalized.
originally posted by: enlightenedservant
Sometimes the best way to deal with negativity is to keep pushing forward even faster.
originally posted by: enlightenedservant
But we're too busy fighting each other and panicking over the latest bogeymen to figure it out.