You gotta play the hand you're dealt. Focus on uniting and winning. The two party system may not be working for a lot of us, but the alternative is marching in circles with no one listening.
You gotta play the hand you're dealt. Focus on uniting and winning. The two party system may not be working for a lot of us, but the alternative is marching in circles with no one listening.
Exactly, Syd. Thank you for a concise statement of what has to drive our priorities right now. One of the reasons some Progs are obstructive is because they want some kind of absolute in the outcome. That's kind of the same approach right wing republicans use. And it isn't getting them anywhere either (thankfully). But they can keep things muddled up enough we could lose unless we get straight on what is at stake here. The two (or more) party system does work, but first you have to have working, politically healthy parties capable of engaging in rational discourse.
Some people do not seem to understand this at all. They do not understand the reality of what can be achieved in the political realm. When I tried to point out that we should celebrate what Biden has achieved and not constantly diss him, I was "toxic." Just was on one thread where one person was trying to talk about the practical problems of getting campaign finance reform. The other person wanted a detailed plan and then I guess he thought that could be implemented with no problem.
You gotta play the hand you're dealt. Focus on uniting and winning. The two party system may not be working for a lot of us, but the alternative is marching in circles with no one listening.
Exactly, Syd. Thank you for a concise statement of what has to drive our priorities right now. One of the reasons some Progs are obstructive is because they want some kind of absolute in the outcome. That's kind of the same approach right wing republicans use. And it isn't getting them anywhere either (thankfully). But they can keep things muddled up enough we could lose unless we get straight on what is at stake here. The two (or more) party system does work, but first you have to have working, politically healthy parties capable of engaging in rational discourse.
Some people do not seem to understand this at all. They do not understand the reality of what can be achieved in the political realm. When I tried to point out that we should celebrate what Biden has achieved and not constantly diss him, I was "toxic." Just was on one thread where one person was trying to talk about the practical problems of getting campaign finance reform. The other person wanted a detailed plan and then I guess he thought that could be implemented with no problem.
"Politics is the Art of the Possible." A duly famous quote.
A quote I often use, but rarely receive any kind of cogent answer to it.