tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post8635590888646878847..comments2024-03-27T15:34:14.749-07:00Comments on dangerous idea: Why I am Not a RepublicanVictor Repperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-27549907696376953372017-05-28T07:55:44.560-07:002017-05-28T07:55:44.560-07:00The Green party comes close, at least on paper? No...The Green party comes close, at least on paper? No?<br />Then we'll have to pull people together on exactly those principles perhaps, informally. <br /><br />Perhaps the simplest way to put what you proposed is a non-hierarchical adherence to three simple principles:<br />Care for the Earth (it's our only home while we live).<br /><br />Care for people (love your neighbor as yourself).<br /><br />Invest the Surplus in the first two (share, tithe, don't be greedy, a good husbandman does not destroy the land...).<br />The culture of thought(not sure it's coherent enough to be called a philosophy but it certainly feels that way) behind those statements is neither religious nor political and so has become practical guide for operating in the world for people from many different religions and cultures.<br />Ruby ShefferRubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476552185303305643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-34733570418008258322017-05-26T19:55:58.282-07:002017-05-26T19:55:58.282-07:00Yes, and you're about a hundred miles on polit...Yes, and you're about a hundred miles on politics from your old buddy Robert Price. Ever talk about politics with him? Victor Repperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-88767839013649097142017-05-26T12:23:13.700-07:002017-05-26T12:23:13.700-07:00Vic, Our political views are nearer to each other ...Vic, Our political views are nearer to each other than our philosophical views. Same with myself and apologist Randal Rauser. Nice to know that well educated Christian apologists such as yourself and Randal do not seem hell bent on being political apologists for the Republican party. Edwardtbabinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036816926421936940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-17677906286875543642017-05-19T09:19:19.865-07:002017-05-19T09:19:19.865-07:00political involvement requires compromise
No argu...<i>political involvement requires compromise</i><br /><br />No argument there. But there's still a difference between compromise and capitulation. I think the line needs to be drawn between "fixable" and irrevocable". Here's what I mean. <br /><br />If you don't like the Affordable Care Act, then work to fix it - don't just scream "Repeal!" That's a textbook area for compromise (something sadly lacking on the Republican side right now).<br /><br />But on the other hand, if you gut environmental regulations to allow strip mining in a national park, well... there's just no fixing that - ever. That's a case where the wrong decision is irrevocable, and a line needs to be drawn in the sand (or forest, or canyon, or whatever).<br />Starhopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350334327301656588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-82812144372268871772017-05-19T09:02:07.946-07:002017-05-19T09:02:07.946-07:00A men Doc, A men Doc, Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-38188378144952680652017-05-18T20:59:41.961-07:002017-05-18T20:59:41.961-07:00It gets worse. Trump said in 1999 he was totally p...It gets worse. Trump said in 1999 he was totally pro-choice. If he says he is pro-life now, perhaps it is because he reflected on it further and rethought his position, or because the Republicans won't nominate a "totally pro-choice" candidate. I don't think Trump is capable of reflecting carefully on anything, so I opt for the latter option. But, Republicans will say, putting a "strict constructionist" on the Supreme Court constitutes doing something about abortion, so it doesn't really matter whether Trump's pro-life convictions are sincere or not. Oh, and being willing to defund Planned Parenthood. How many fetuses will that save, honestly? <br /><br />Of course, strict constructionists like Gorsuch and Scalia are going to shoot down any campaign finance reform, which means we are going to have the best congress money can buy for the foreseeable future. Fetuses won't be declared persons, but corporations sure will. Victor Repperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-19111485202264245672017-05-18T16:52:46.819-07:002017-05-18T16:52:46.819-07:00Mortal, it sounds like the abortion issue is the o...Mortal, it sounds like the abortion issue is the only thing stopping you from being a Democrat. As Victor says, political involvement requires compromise. The Democrats support every issue you mentioned except abortion. So what are you going to do?<br /><br />The odd thing is that Trump won't do anything to stop abortion. So it's not a question of weighing the abortion issue against all the other issues. It's just a question of making progress on some issues or none.John B. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234524731241646514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-15445868559110899792017-05-18T16:09:29.881-07:002017-05-18T16:09:29.881-07:00I've disengaged from politics as much as possi...I've disengaged from politics as much as possible. To associate with either feels nasty.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593005679430527458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-19069519880334155162017-05-18T13:53:08.264-07:002017-05-18T13:53:08.264-07:00I would love to join a political party that was pa...I would love to join a political party that was passionate about protecting the environment, national parks, and whatever wilderness still exists. A party that puts the well being of the 99% ahead of the 1%. That defends life at all stages, from conception to natural death. A party that works to expand the electorate, to make it easier for more people to vote rather than harder. A party that prefers "soft" power overseas to "hard" power. A party that considers quality education to be one of the most important endeavors in a healthy society. A party that thinks a child of a poor family deserves to have the same access to health care, education, and job prospects as a child in a wealthy family. I would love to join a party that thinks less guns in America is better than more. A party that believes incarceration is not the solution to every social problem. One that will push for a radical renewal of our national infrastructure (highways, bridges, airports, water supply, electrical grid, etc.) A party that encourages Americans to dream great dreams and to push the envelope. A party that realizes there's no need to "make America great again" but rather to make an already great America greater.<br /><br />Is there such a party out there? I'd love to join it!Starhopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350334327301656588noreply@blogger.com