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In Truth We Trust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:13 PM Original message |
How many of you understand the difference between pragmatic and principle? Would we be better off if |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. There is room in the middle |
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In Truth We Trust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. You can't have a middle if the majority of both parties are on the right. I do understand your point |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. 'in the past' is why I used past tense |
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In Truth We Trust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Well said. I apologize if I implied a correction. Not my intention, I agreee completely with what |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Don't know about you, but I am tired of the way things have degenerated. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. “In matters of conscience, the law of majority has no place.” Gandhi |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Awesome quote, and necessary point! |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
4. That is a false opposition. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. If you determine your principles based on what's pragmatic |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Look at it this way: Principals = long term goals |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I agree. |
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In Truth We Trust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. I appreciate all the responses in this thread. LoZoccolo makes a very valid point but Thomcat's post |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Excellant |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
7. Sometimes you can do both. |
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manic expression (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
15. Don't let them win |
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