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fucktoyprincess -> RE: Post election thoughts. (11/7/2012 8:58:54 AM)
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Only now coming to this thread. My first reaction is that enough people in the states that mattered voted for the correct man to lead the country for the next four years. My second reaction is that we remain a deeply divided country over what is important. My third reaction is that the Republican party needs to redefine itself (if it is even capable of doing so) in order to stay relevant.
Winning all the red and/or red-neck states is simply not enough to win the presidency. They have to appeal to a wider range of Americans. They have four years to figure that one out. Let's see how they do. Why do I want the Republican party to thrive? Because the political discourse of the entire country will improve if the party can become more relevant to moderates. If the Republican party can't do it, then perhaps it is time for a new moderate party to emerge.
Everyone, whatever one's political stripes, should reject the extremes. The extremes drag us down as a society, as a nation. The best answers are usually the ones in the middle, the ones that attempt to balance competing interests, but with a keen eye on the fact that we are all in this together. I am an Independent. I vote for the person(s) who have the best ideas.
Love this :)
Thanks. Here's the thing (as a general comment, not just directed to you). If the Republicans could ditch the religious right, stop being anti-woman, and approach supporting the economy and capitalism with a view to the fact that every civilized country in the world has, and needs, a social safety network and that a properly functioning economy requires regulation, then I would happily vote Republican. I'm certainly not against capitalism. But capitalism and religion alone will not solve the problems that we have. We need more sophistication in our thinking. And again, the answers will not come from jettisoning our basic system, but trying to find balance. Is there a way to support business and support those in need? I believe the answer is yes. Maybe business won't make as much. Maybe people will not get the full level of government support they would like. But if we choose solutions in between, everyone can make sacrifices for the greater good while still allowing the economy to function. It's when some people expect only those on the bottom to sacrifice so more can be made at the top that one has difficulty supporting that as a vision for a sustainable economy and nation. And what is difficult is that those at the top, even though they make more today than they did historically, still feel like they have to sacrifice too much. Greed is necessarily not a civic virtue.
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