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Re: FEAR TRUMPS REASON

Posted by waltzer on 11/4/2004, 11:26 am, in reply to "FEAR TRUMPS REASON"
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sir: if you once talked to anyone outside of your limited circle of friends(know anybody in Iowa? know any active duty soldiers?), you might find that there is a majority of people in this country that DO believe in God, do NOT believe in abortion, and DO think Iraq is a wise move. NOT fear, sir...reason. I once counted myself as a Dem, more than that, a LIBERAL Dem. from big bad NYC.... You know what? Bill AND Hill woke me up... I want nothing to do with them, nor the socialist leanings of the current Dem party. Terry Mc is a creep. George Soros is a nightmare, so much so, that Mr. Cheney reminds me of someone I can trust. Wow... that is saying something, huh? Have you ever looked into Geo. Soros' background? Look to the party of screaming elitist maniacs who get their money from fatter cats than the Republicans as the reason Geo. II won. You actually believe Michael Moore? You really have to look at more than one view point, and get information from more than one source. (the NYT logo should read: "all the news that fits the agenda") That, and the fact that people do not want living, up to 9th month, unborn children to be pulled by their feet out of the mother, leaving the head in place in the womb or birth canal (so that it passes the test of the current laws as to not be considered murder....), then either scramble the brains with scissors and break up the skull into pieces, (or some other equally barbaric procedure) so that the dead remains may be pulled out easier. This for NO REASON except not wanting the child. Nothing to do with rape, disease. sir.... just the desire to be unfettered of that child. Happens every day. What about you? Would you vote against the ban of partial birth abortion 6 times like Mr. Kerry? I wouldn't. I am not religious, particularly, but I voted for Mr. Bush because every life is important. --Previous Message-- : Fear Trumps Reason : by Rosa María Pegueros : Last night, amidst the NPR chatter of the : election, I heard a young woman explain why : she had voted for Kerry. She said that she : had voted for Bush last time but that he had : broken his promise to be a uniter not a : divider. At her child’s daycare center, the : parents are so polarized that the Republican : moms sit on one side and the Democrat moms : sit on the other. With a husky voice, she : said, “Somebody has to do something to unite : us.” : This morning after, when the divisions are so : deep, President George W. Bush has a choice : to govern from the center or to see a 3.5 : million vote­out of over 113,555,794 votes : cast as a mandate (I’m not counting the Nader : votes). Given Bush’s response to his : court-appointed victory last time, when he : acted as if the people had granted him a : mandate, we may have a very dim future before : us. : For anyone left of center, it feels like : we’re facing Armageddon: irreversible damage : to the environment, the institution of the : draft; the appointment of Scalia to replace : Chief Justice William Rehnquist; a several : new conservative justices to the Supreme : Court, a skyrocketing unemployment rate, not : to mention a solidly Republican House and : Senate. It’s not a list to read with your : morning coffee. : The Democratic Party, which put all of its : heart and soul into getting new voters, must : now reconnoiter and make a plan for the : future. Considering the revitalization that : it enjoyed from joining its forces with the : Left, including many of whom had never voted : for a Democratic candidate as well as many : Democratic Socialists who had been alienated : from the party for a generation, it must now : find a way to address the concerns of the : American people without selling its soul to : the devil. Even though we didn’t win, we came : within three percentage points of winning. : Moreover, we must keep in mind that we are a : country at war, and that traditionally, : Americans have closed ranks behind the : president at such a time. That it was as : close as it was means that we can build a : future that draws strength from a base that : is different from that of the Republicans. : We cannot fault John Kerry for this loss. He : is a thoughtful man of character who deeply : loves this country and who pulled all the : stops out to win. Moreover, he got more votes : than any other Democratic candidate in : history. : It is, perhaps, precisely why he lost. People : who think see the grays of life, weight the : ethical concerns, read the newspapers, and : change their minds based on new concerns. : Real intellectuals have never done well with : the American people because they want clarity : and unequivocal conviction. It’s hard to be : absolutely resolute if one doesn’t wear : blinders. Besides, it is not in the nature of : people who don’t believe in absolutes to be : absolutist. Not to be tautological, but if : your faith requires a belief in absolute : authority and absolute morality, then your : entire world view flows from point: Easy for : a religious fundamentalist to do; it is not : easy or desirable for the rest of us. : Despite the post-election gloom on the left, : we must recognize a powerful force has been : energized: All of the first-time voters and : the young people who, until this election, : were politically apathetic have been reached! : Once the dust has settled, we must continue : to build on that base. : This generation of young people must bear the : brunt of whatever comes now, whether it be : the draft which seems to be inevitable, the : financial burden of a ballooning deficit, or : the struggle for survival in a degraded : environment. We must teach them what we know : and learn with them to us the new tools that : we can’t even imagine. After all, four years : ago, the Internet had not been used for : political campaigns; without it, we would not : have gotten as far as we did this time. : Bush could surprise us all by recognizing the : depth of the breach between the two sides of : America and acting to bring us together. : After all, he will never have to run for : anything again. He has the opportunity for : graciousness: He could appoint moderate : rather than extreme conservatives to the : Supreme Court and find other ways to : demonstrate that he is, indeed, a president : for All the people. : Whatever Bush does, we must not drop the ball : now for it would mean losing ground. : Reproductive choice is at issue; gay and : lesbian rights are at issue; fair and clean : elections are at issue, to name a few. If we : believe that America is better than the sum : of its people, that it aspires to greatness : rather than merely sanctimony and brute : strength, we do not have the luxury to : retreat to nurse our wounds. We must seize : the day. : : :

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