Reply #7: Yeah, we know that the only thing that works is death and destruction [View All]

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

and heaven help us if we even try to reach out to moderates and conservatives to get anything done. Far better to call them names and be pure. We know that it is far better to call them idiots and show them how superior we are because we are mean and nasty. NOT.

I go to other boards where we don't directly discuss politics but where enough is said that you can tell how people are leaning, right or left. What I have found consistently from both sides is that they are SICK of attacks and snarkiness. They WANT polite debate. These folks are not political activists, but they do vote. Frankly, I think the only way the Dems will win in 2008 is to reach across and appeal to patriotism, not bigotry--to look for the better side of human nature.