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Will the left and their followers claim ownership for policy failures this time?
Originally posted by MDDoxs
reply to post by beezzer
Will the left and their followers claim ownership for policy failures this time?
Nah, they are going to say the damage from the administration prior to Obama's has so screwed up the country, they will need another four years to fix them.
Almost like asking for an extension on a term paper
But to present the other side of the coin, sometimes four years is truely not enough time to fix past mistakes, not even including the new ones that were made
I didn't expect the end to all the problems but I at least expected things not to get worse!
The night is always darkest before the dawn
Originally posted by MDDoxs
The night is always darkest before the dawn
I certainly hope that the above holds true in this instance and perpetual night does not descend on the American people.edit on 11-11-2012 by MDDoxs because: (no reason given)
It is my hope that it is only the result of their election lost, something many will get over. I hope so.
Originally posted by SeekerofTruth101
Both Democrats and Republicans must understand that despite all our differences, we all DO share COMMON goals in life, such as peace, justice, equality, shared prosperity, responsible freedom and progress, regardless if we are white or black, rich or poor, religious or atheists, etc, etc.
The difference in politics by the 2 different parties lay only in their approach to achieving those common goals.
Originally posted by beezzer
I have wee questions for the winners of the election.
In 2008 the left won.
In 2012 the left won.
Yet in 2008 and the years afterwards, the politicians and supporters never claimed ownership for all the ills that befell America.
They blamed Bush and the right.
So now we're in 2012.
You won. Again.
Will the left and their followers claim ownership for policy failures this time?
Will the left finally say, "our policies don't work", if they fail?
Will we see leftists and progressives apologising and accepting conservative values if the next 4 years aren't rosey?
Or will they still, despite their "win" blame everything on everyone else?edit on 11-11-2012 by beezzer because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by badgerprints
A third party that unites people by their common goals would be a step towards the healing you describe. neither side would ever let that happen.
The present system is DESIGNED and INTENDED to create hate between the two sides for the purpose of control. After you successfully get both sides hating each other you then ask for healing?
Doesn't add up.
When you create enemies by pitting them against each other, you can't be upset when they actually become enemies.
Originally posted by hypervigilant
It was unfortunate for the Republican voters that there wasn't an event like there was in 1990 that allowed a true moron to spend 8 years flying to and from his so called "Ranch".. At least they could coach him on how to not appear totally dyslexic when trying to read from a teleprompter while down there during the month leading up to the implosion of the three towers at the World Trade Center.
Originally posted by snusfanatic
No thank you. There's nothing to heal. Both parties lose elections. Damage comes from policy, not politics. So now is the time to dig in and fight for our values, before there is actually a need for 'healing.'
Originally posted by SeekerofTruth101
After the vote, ALL citizens must accept the outcome of the majority vote in a free honest election conducted in a democratic nation, and come together as ONE People in a civilised nation to progress and evolve, regardless of whom they had voted for, as the election is OVER.
It is no longer about the republican who lost the election, or a democrat who won the election. It is now that AN AMERICAN, with values and administrative concepts that the majority voted and trusted, to administrate the nation, of AMERICANS, for the PEOPLE, by the People.