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My problem comes with the fact that I am forced to view issues as a zero sum game because that is the political reality of our country, and if you do not see it is not my fault that you are ignorant.

The democratic and republican party will use any language required to stall and not get things done unless very specifically required. It may seem harsh or mean but your type of attitude is the reason why we don't have the things other countries have. Because you accept the stall from people like LotM with their 'reasonable' concerns that if you look at the fact that no country that ever went to universal health care ever went back, that we are the mockery of the civilized world, etc, would matter in the face of his concerns. Now if LotM would say "Bernie's very specific plan is not great, but hold on we need to do a lot more than what Biden is doing let me make that my # 1 rallying point while still supporting Biden" that's one thing, but LotM like so many others favors gradual change that kills people. It just does. That's the cost of doing healthcare as we are, human lives. Now of course I am intensely emotional about this issue, my mother died due to not being able to afford health care until very, very late in life so I am impacted by this debate more than some people might be, and also I have never been afraid to be brutally honest in my takes to the point of being very hostile if that was what was in my heart, so I can get that but also there is a lot of valid reasons why I have so much rage churning inside of me.

You accept the stall. You will hate to hear it. You will call some on the left unreasonable. You will say a thousand things, but ultimately you just accept it because civility is more important to you than people dying. It just is. You will hate that observation. I am not stupid, I am not unhinged, and I am not uninformed on any issue we could discuss in this topic. I am in fact paid to write for a news program about the realities of our political landscape, so even if you think I potentially do my job poorly it is still my job to know about the world around us.

My problem with LotM's constant twitter feed (I don't know if this is still the case, I just remember being the one to complain about it) is the democratic party does a lot to harm our country as well, things that are only solved by listening to the left and of course they don't want to. Campaign finance reform and making voting required and a holiday for example would probably fundamentally change politics in this country forever. It is a fact that it is so, so much harder for a young, poor person to vote than it is an older, wealthier person. That's an issue. We should resolve it. I never mean to absolve Trump and his band of villains of any of their well deserved scorn, but if you scorch only one half of the coin you are left with the endless waltz of death and despair that we have been drowning in since Reagan was sworn in.

LotM pisses me off because I respect his intelligence enough to be insulted that he holds the views he holds. Maybe I shouldn't be that way. I'll consider it when I visit my mother's grave next month.

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Sir Chris
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