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Originally Posted by Jim Moonan
Politics oftentimes is the Art of the Faustian Deal.
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I hear what you're saying, Jim. But politics is the art of compromise. One does not need to sell his/her soul to compromise in the service of the greater good. That's the rub, isn't it? We don't think in terms of the greater good anymore. It's win or lose and we have elected the ultimate win or lose president.
We are living in a necrophilous age, that is, the only approach to politics is destruction. I was reading an article from a conservative ezine recently in which the author claims that Abraham Lincoln and FDR were the worst presidents in our history. At some point, you will see dynamite taken to Mount Rushmore in the same way ISIS is destroying Palmyra. This is one of the reasons I enjoyed Julie's post #149 so much. The folks on the right that I talk to believe in annihilation at all costs. The thinking is, "If I can't win, you can't win." Destruction is all that's left.
Now maybe this has always been the way of conquest. The ONLY difference now is the existence of nuclear weapons. When stupid is as stupid does, we are all in danger of losing our lives.
Greg