Is Thers any Way, Politically, We Can Heal This Country, Making Both Liberals & Conservatives Happier?

Question

Is there such a politition that will not further the divide? I realize there will always be dissenters, but who comes closest, in reality for our country today? Do you see anyone who stands out?

Answer 1

I know of no politician that is adequate to accomplish the task, but I think I can describe what such a politician would be.
1) It is impossible, due to human nature, to satisfy everyone, but I believe it IS possible to resolve the divisive issues that tear the U.S.A. apart on the political level.
2) The political division is promoted by those who WANT to divide us, and/or profit from the division.
3) A look at what our Founding Fathers saw in all of us (basic human nature) is the basis for our Constitution. What did they see?
a) Human beings tend to look after their OWN self interests, or pursue their own beliefs or faith FIRST. Therefore, if given too much power they will abuse it, even if their intentions are good.
b) Placing the basis of POWER into the hands of the CITIZEN will best assure no one person or group will overpower all others.
c) A central "representative" form of government is essential to prevent rapid and unmanaged changes of the type that could be brought about by a "democracy". Pure democracy can be easily swayed by emotional arguments created by charismatic "leaders" bent on instituting self-serving policies and laws. Our Founding Fathers saw that flaw early on.
d) They also recognized the flaws in a Socialistic type of government. That lesson was well taught by the pilgrims that came over on the Mayflower. Thay ran a Socialist society and almost died of starvation. They weren't successfull until they rejected that form of government and established a free enterprise type of system.
Let's look at today:
Ignoring the influences of those who wish to DESTROY America with a Marxist Tyranny and install a One-World Tyranny from which mankind will NEVER recover, lets look at the flaws in "Capitalism" as we practice it here in America.
1) America is NOT a true Capitalist nation. Capitalism is "Using money to MAKE money". That includes banking, the stock market, real estate and other forms of investing. It is a major component of our economic structure, but being an entraprenure is NOT Capitalism, It is Free Enterprise and it is the creation of PRODUCT which RESULTS in the creation of WEALTH! Without the creation of PRODUCT, wealth cannot be created. You MUST take something of lesser value, add work, and MAKE it into something of higher value. That ACTION of WORK creates wealth. Capitalism in itself does NOT create "product".
2) Our "Capitalist" society has a flaw. It is the SAME flaw that kills the idea of Socialism. It is "human Nature". The difference is, in our "free" society, we have a CHOICE, a VOTE, and with our Constitution, it is difficult for a small group of tyrants to "rule" over everyone.
The WAY Human Nature affects our "free" society is different. Greed and elitism tend to create a society that can suppress those in lower economic and social levels of the society. That is far superior to the potential outright slavery of Socialism, but leaves our system open to just criticism because justice suffers.
3) Loopholes in the law allow crooked politicians and lawyers room to get "around" the law with impunity and pursue their own dishonest goals. To fill those gaps in the law we create MORE laws, which creates more dishonest lawyers and politicians. I hate to think how much of our budget goes to paying lawyers.
The IDEAL candidate would be one who recognizes these flaws, understands the importance of integrity, recognizes the suppression and depression created by socialism and can find a way to promote Free Enterprise, fairness in pay, reductions in elitism and can close lopholes in the law to create JUSTICE. That last point will take sheer Genius. It must be done by making "ETHICAL BEHAVIOR" a point of law. We need to be able to throw out the argument that "There's no law against it" when unethical activities result in robbing individuals of their money and their dignity. Then loop-holes will become a thing of the past and the need to continue making so many NEW laws will be minimized.
Our Constitution requires ETHICAL Polotical leaders.
Most people can see the difference once they set aside their own personal flaws, get educated on the reality of any given situation and decide to act accordingly, with logic, not emotion.

Answer 2

You mean that our country is sick. A large portion of our problems today are causedby a very few things. Primarily idealism instead of realism. The strong trend toward socialism on one side of the spectrum. And the tendency to believe that individuals can be responsible for themselves on the other.

I consider myself conservative but some of the policies that are in effect today are absurd. Especially abstinence only education. How can one be expected to make a responsible decision with out all the facts. That goes for the war in Iraq. I serve my country proudly and believe in the cause for the Iraqi people as htey deserve their own (not necessarilly western style demcracy) government and the liberty and freedoms we enjoy in the west if that is what the wish to embrace. But poor intelligence information and a hastily assembled plan with no long term strategy have cost us alot of money and face, even though we have not lost that many troops.

The socialist agenda is a far worse thing for our people right now. Welfare programs just become sink holes for tax dollars. Not to mention legislating your morals into others pocket books. I work hard for my money. I have no problem paying for additional insurance for my family can have first rate care, even though I get the 'lovely' socialist medical system the military provides us with. many of our poor or electivly poor anyways. I gave a friend of mine, who is on some kind of welfare program, holy hell last month because she bought her 9 year old an 8gb Ipod nano but did not pay her gas bill. She new the state would not allow the gas company to shut off the heat this late in the year so why worry about it was her reply.

I fortunatly still lean towards the responsible end because that profits everyone in the long run. What a 42 inch flat screen TV, save for it, not use credit. Don't want to have kids, practice safe sex or abstain, not get an abortion. The only things worth going into debt for more than 1000 dollars is a quality home and a decent education. If people redirected their selfishness from material goods and towards actually fulfilling themselves the rewards would pay off emmensly.

Answer 3

Liberals

Answer 4

Once Christianity pulls away from the Religious Right and the RR's momentum of the past 26 years dies...

Once *both* sides quit trying to force their views of morality on the general public...the legal system bends over backwards when one person complains about the use of the word "God" in a sentence, and the RR wants to teach the gospel in schools. Neither one is correct, and both want to hammer their vision of morality down your throat.

I agree that diversity of views is a good thing...both sides want to squash the viewpoints of the other side...

The main thing that will make a difference is when both sides stop trying to demonize the other side...when the Christian Conservative right quits trying to label everyone to the left of Atilla the Hun as evil liberals. As a Christian and a Democrat, I see a lot of problems with the "political gospel" preached by the right. The political left is not the enemy of Christians, and they need to learn that.

Espreses basically gives an example of what I'm talking about. The word "liberal" is thrown around like it's the new evil. What exactly is a liberal, anyway? Who's setting the standard? What is the standard?

We need to stop using names in discussion and talk about the issues. Espreses says "of course it's a lie," but doesn't give any explanation, like it's an obvious fact. It's not an obvious fact to me. Maybe I don't have all the facts on the issue. But don't slap the term "liberal" on me and say "he's hopeless"...explain more about it, cite some websites, that kind of thing.

Both sides have gotten away from discussing the issues, and now simply use labels and demonize the other side. Politics will change when that stops! It's not good versus evil. The Right does not have an exclusive hold on always being correct, and the Left does not either. Let's everybody put the labels down and talk about the issues.

Answer 5

No--and for that you should be thankful. America is not and was not based on having some "great leader" and a lack of dissenting voices. The correct term for that kind of government is"dictatorship."

THINK about what you are saying! You speak of dissent as if it were a negative--something that has to be tolerated because it can't be suppressed. But dissent is simply people of different viewpoints--often opposed to government policies--being free to voice those opinions.

That--the right to be free to speak and act based on one's one's own convictions--is the basis of freedom and democracy. Your call for soe one politician to take control and for a muting of dissent is not a call for "healing"--it is, whether you realize it or not--a cal for eliminating everything that makes America a fee society.

Answer 6

I feel the country is far more polarized as a result of the Bush presidency. This polarization has left far right and far left people who are deeply invested in their radical views. I don't think that we can even take the first step towards healing this country unless a radical change of leadership is swept though by an overwhelming win, much like the last set of elections a year ago.

Once we have non-polarizing leaders who are truly elected by the majority, I think things will even out on their own and the divisive issues won't be as prevalent.

Answer 7

Until liberals return their side of the political debate to the truth there is little hope. Example. We now have a term thrown around by liberals that entered our vocabulary in late 2004, Swift-boated. It's used as a noun by liberals to define debate against their candidates. The tactic claims that any negative comment is a lie, told by liars, with a right wing agenda. While some of the swift-boat ads may have been questionable as to how the past was remembered, there is no doubt as to the honesty of the swift-boat ad that showed Kerry testifying in front of congress about the alleged atrocities committed by our troops in Viet-Nam, Crimes he claimed were committed with the approval of the high military command and that were common. This of course was a lie. Yet the liberals continue to defend this conduct by calling those who pointed it out liars(they swift-boated him) Until the left is will to honestly debate issues, and until the media is willing to call them on their lies, there is little hop of compromise.

Answer 8

I don't think so...I agree with Ike.....even another 9/11 would only unite us for 3 or 4 days, then some idiot congressman or senator would be using it politically for some type of gain

Answer 9

Yeah, stop the divisive rhetoric and the lies.

Republican have been in control of the White House for 7 years, and Bush promised he would be a "uniter and not a divider" The opposite has happened and much of this is due to Rove's strategy to demonize the other side.

Democrats are clearly the ones who CAN heal the country. The question is whether the Republicans will let them.

Answer 10

No the hatred from the left and their venom out of the Moveon crowd and other Soros funded operations makes it impossible.