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notesdev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-24-08 12:31 PM
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71. A vibrant cause allows different points of view...
... and a dying cause crushes dissent out of fear that its house will collapse.

We saw this in the early 90s where the GOP had a vibrant and lively debate and the Democrats were locked in stifling forced agreement... and we see this again today, only the situation is reversed. Just compare the reception of the respective parties to Kucinich and Ron Paul. Neither one could pull a large enough percentage of the vote to be a true contender, but Kucinich was treated with a LOT more respect.
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