(09-21-2019, 05:23 AM)classicdrogn Wrote: Sigh... come on folks. Disagree all you like, but there's no need to make personal attacks. None of us here are involved in policy decisions beyond being one of millions casting a vote come election time, and that only for citizens of the relevant country. It's not any of our fault either way.
Sorry, I'm past the point of pretending. Trump is a fascist, and anyone who supports his agenda or defends his reputation in any way is committing an evil act. I can forgive him the sin, but I'm not going to pretend that he's not going around spreading a bunch of evil on this forum. And without the help of the Holy Spirit, he's proven himself far beyond my reach.
There is such a thing as collective guilt, and Trump supporters are going to have to bear it for a long, long time. And you drogn, are doing a very good job of absolving yourself of any collective guilt in advance. I did nothing, because I'm not involved and don't want to be and therefore powerless. Such a moral stand.
It's also not really true that none of us are involved, because I got involved in party politics after 2016. You could argue that it was perhaps too late, but better too late than never. I'm going to be on the ballot in the next election -- just for the Democratic Party County Central Committee -- but on a real ballot. Is the party perfect? No. But at least it hasn't abandoned the idea of democracy. Maybe you shouldn't either.
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