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Originally Posted by Twodogs
How do you debate someone who is behind a locked door?
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At least a couple of ways as I recall.
-In public. The "socialist" ads were on the air before there was even a proposal. They were bashing it before it even existed.
-Lie. Make up stuff that's not actually in the bill to scare people.
-Deflect. Talk about everything except what the bill is actually about. Abortion for instance.
-Stall. Drag the thing out so long that nothing gets done, all the while saying "we all agree something needs to be done".
There's nothing for it. Sure this is overstating it, but indulge me on a dark evening for progressively minded Americans- Our country is doomed. The Republicans have so mastered the art of selling messages to the American people that we will never move forward. We'll sit at the sidelines and watch the world pass us by. Soon we'll look at China and see something that looks very familiar. Something we all remember from our childhood.
But Republicans will have power! And that's all that matters. They will continue to build a system that benefits only the most wealthy members of our society all the while convincing the middle class that they are on their side- hey, they drive trucks! We'll see cycle after cycle of boom and bust. You and I will get soaked, but the wealthy will do just fine. We'll lose any services the government ever provided and be sold that they're giving us "freedom."
Yeah, okay, a little over the top.