[Iowa-dx] Fwd: Formal thanks

[Green PartyRon]

I like your version much better, Rick, except that the Republicommunists are
blatant conspirators and sabateurs.  I do not trust the Republican mafia any
further than the distance I can kick the Washington Memorial with my foot.

<grinning but serious>

Ronald Kinum
a.k.a. Libris Fidelis

>From: "Panther 78" <panther78@gmail.com>
>To: "Green PartyRon" <greenpartyron@hotmail.com>
>CC: iowa-dx@gp-us.org
>Subject: Re: [Iowa-dx] Fwd: Formal thanks
>Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 15:19:14 -0500
>
>I think where David is coming from is the position that it is easier
>to trust a snake acting like a snake than a snake acting like a sheep.
>The snake (the GOP) makes no bones about it, is consitent in their
>lying behavior, and follows predictable lines of reasoning that can be
>countered.
>
>The Democrats on the other hand pretend that they are the
>opposition party in spite of the fact that so many of them rolled over
>for the neo-con agenda of the GOP.  They claim to be a party of
>the people while embracing folks like Joe Lieberman, who did not
>hesitate to  stab his party and the people of his state in the back
>when it came to keeping his job.
>
>I am finding it much easier to mobilize progressives to oppose the GOP 
>agenda than to oppose the Democratic agenda.  When I point
>out that their agendas are only a few degrees of separation apart
>from each other they counter with the old line about "if we don't
>unite behind the Democrats we will get another 4 years of <insert
>GOP candidate here>."
>
>Unfortunately, otherwise intelligent and engaging people in the
>progressive movement become obedient robots when this line is
>used.
>
>Thus...like David, I trust the GOP more than the Democrats.  I would
>much rather have someone look at me and call me an son of a bitch
>to my face than to put their arm around me and try to convince me
>that they are my friend while they work against my issues.
>
>Rick Johnson

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