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Originally Posted by Just Lucky
Steve don't get me wrong, I too long for a more civil discourse. Perhaps an almost mythical time when the two parties got along better and somehow more things were accomplished for the good of the nation.
The real problem does not lie with partisanship in my opinion. It lies with a totally different concept of government. As I've said before, the neo-cons absolutely despise government they see no role for it except perhaps to enable the market and provide corporate welfare. We can see and I think will be seeing the results of this for generations to come. From their point of view all is subjective. Without the bridge of objectivity logic seems to be one of the casualties.
I can see no way that they can be lead down a path to compromise. I very much envy your optimism.
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Actually, I believe in the Government that is spelled out in the Constitution. One that does little, but does what it is supposed to do, well. It all comes down to what is enumerated. Liberals, on the other hand, believe in an all-encompassing State that controls every little detail of life.
So, yeah, you are right.
There is a big divide. Thing is, we have the Founding Fathers on our side.
