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reaganburch
Was curious....
What would it take to get back to having civil & healthy debate without demonizing people with other viewpoints?
Currently, people in both parties(not all, but more than a few), whenever they make their argument, have to resort to calling names and hence, demonizing that person instead of debating the argument. I read it here, I read it online, I read it in the papers, I hear it on the news.
Over the last few decades, members of Congress, Presidents, campaigners have implemented the scorched earth theory in which if you disagree with me and my political viewpoints, you are Satan, you are evil, you deserve to die, you're less than human and less of an American.
Let's forget about the childish arguments that the other side started it. Most of all of this is childish. I hear Democrats calling Bush Satan and an arrogant imbecile. I hear Republicans calling Kennedy a drunk murderer. How does all of that advance agendas? Can we not stipulate that 90+% of us love our country and want what's best for it; however, we might disagree with how that needs to happen and then argue the points on merit alone without demonizing your opponent?
Members of congress have long stopped caring about the American people. They are all whores of some special interest or another... They no longer care about their constituents.. not really... they are all beholden to their party and that's it. And because of that, all they care about is power and holding onto it whatever means necessary.
I think that there should be term limits of no more than 2 terms, in the House & in the Senate. Once you've been there that long, you're probably bought and paid for by someone not having America's best interest at heart... just their own.
It's amazing that anyone would really want to run for office at all in todays environment. Who could stand up under the scrutiny that the people who are so power hungry brings to bear upon them? Who would want to be attacked or their families attacked for someones else personal, political gain?
What would it take for us to stop feeding upon each other and work together to do the things necessary to make this country stronger?
Just like someone I works with says in every piece of correspondence(sp?) he sends.... Let's discuss... I'll be interested in seeing the first person justify calling someone else Satan, an idiot, a drunk or something else like that...
What would it take to get back to having civil & healthy debate without demonizing people with other viewpoints?
Currently, people in both parties(not all, but more than a few), whenever they make their argument, have to resort to calling names and hence, demonizing that person instead of debating the argument. I read it here, I read it online, I read it in the papers, I hear it on the news.
Over the last few decades, members of Congress, Presidents, campaigners have implemented the scorched earth theory in which if you disagree with me and my political viewpoints, you are Satan, you are evil, you deserve to die, you're less than human and less of an American.
Let's forget about the childish arguments that the other side started it. Most of all of this is childish. I hear Democrats calling Bush Satan and an arrogant imbecile. I hear Republicans calling Kennedy a drunk murderer. How does all of that advance agendas? Can we not stipulate that 90+% of us love our country and want what's best for it; however, we might disagree with how that needs to happen and then argue the points on merit alone without demonizing your opponent?
Members of congress have long stopped caring about the American people. They are all whores of some special interest or another... They no longer care about their constituents.. not really... they are all beholden to their party and that's it. And because of that, all they care about is power and holding onto it whatever means necessary.
I think that there should be term limits of no more than 2 terms, in the House & in the Senate. Once you've been there that long, you're probably bought and paid for by someone not having America's best interest at heart... just their own.
It's amazing that anyone would really want to run for office at all in todays environment. Who could stand up under the scrutiny that the people who are so power hungry brings to bear upon them? Who would want to be attacked or their families attacked for someones else personal, political gain?
What would it take for us to stop feeding upon each other and work together to do the things necessary to make this country stronger?
Just like someone I works with says in every piece of correspondence(sp?) he sends.... Let's discuss... I'll be interested in seeing the first person justify calling someone else Satan, an idiot, a drunk or something else like that...
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