J Anthony wrote:
Oh boy, the hypocrisy is thick on this thread. When are you going to stop spending all this time and energy justifying your own h**e and resentment with this pretzel-logic? Let's talk about what we have in common, and how we need to bring all people together on a common platform. That's the only real hope this country has in order to deal with what's coming...
I think I understand what you are saying, and I'll offer to go first.
I am a conservative and I cherish individual freedoms and the right to life above any and all other issues.
If we say we live by the Constitution and the rule of law, let's DO IT and demand our elected officials and employees also live by same.
I believe there is a time for a nation to go to war and a time for it NOT to go to war. I feel going after bin Laden and Sadam Hussein was immensely justified. I feel WWII could have been avoided, but am glad we went. Viet Nam should have never happened. Neither should have Korea. Bay of Pigs was a fiasco.
I believe no one should be allowed to v**e if they cannot answer a couple of basic questions re the candidates, the US Constitution, etc.
I believe we should not have political parties. Every candidate should have to run on his own and justify why we should v**e for him. Every candidate should be required to have an internet page where he lists all of his info for people to know about him, and everyone who v**es should swear they have accessed the pages of candidates.
I believe the Bill of Rights is untouchable by government, and we should FORCE that untouchability.
I believe no one in authority will do a single thing that will make matters better. I believe citizens will have to do the heavy lifting. And I don't believe we will succeed to any degree worth the effort and troubles. I have suggested on several venues that citizens just NOT FILE INCOME TAX forms - forget about income tax. If everyone, if hundreds would do it, it could have some effect, but most will NOT DO IT because they assume others will renege and that ONE LONE person will spend time in jail and will probably lose everything he has. IOW, he doesn't trust that other taxpayers have his back - and that is probably correct thinking.
It is logical that no one wants war if war can be avoided. The flip side of the coin is that there comes a time when flipping that coin will DEFINITELY end in death.