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In reply to the discussion: The words "Democrat" and "Republican" are pretty much meaningless [View all]Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)not that far apart (or we might have a Marianas Trench between us). The problem is compromise now only goes one way, to the right. I certainly understand the argument for "pragmatism" and voting for the lesser of two evils, as long as no one deludes themselves about the fact that the lesser of two evils is still evil. This party used to have a lot of "Blue Dog Democrats", but they are now mostly extinct, replaced by genuine conservative loons. Why? Well, my theory is that people on the "left", you know they anti-torture, anti-war, anti-profiteering, anti-corporate, anti-death penalty, anti-pollution crowd, got fed up voting for candidates who supported torture, war, profiteering, the death penalty, and "cheap oil at any price no matter who we have to kill or if we burn the planet down to get it".
There comes a point where the candidates cross a line and my choice as a voter is between being a supporter and an being an accessory before the fact.
People are starting to refuse to cross that line and really resent being attacked for their decision.