Time to move on…
“Those interested in fighting expressions of anger and hatred and isolation can always denounce or debate them. But denunciations and debate often do not deal with the core sense of anger. Every group of aggrieved people has some core set of experiences and beliefs, and these experiences and beliefs are difficult to rebut. The Obama approach is the one most likely to be successful. Inclusion of average citizens in the Obama coalition takes away a source of volunteers and fundraising for those consumed with counterproductive anger and hatred. Rhetoric of inclusion, explanation, understanding, and mobilization undermines the intellectual isolation that so many of the most alienated suffer from.”
These statements by State Rep. Mark Cohen, Dem. PA, are disarming and indeed reflect the hopes of millions worldwide. It truly undermines haters of all colors and political persuasions who are content with just stewing in their own confusion or discontent.
I was asked this question the other day: “What candidate best embodies the sense that Americans can pull together and solve their problems collectively?”
We will not solve a thing by staying in Iraq for 100 years. Nor would we by opposing the war but doing nothing to bring it to an end... How could any of us benefit from the obliteration of Iran? Since nothing was solved by the killing of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, how does more war restore safety to those in harms way? What have American national and foreign policies been successful in doing these last 8 years other than dividing the nation against itself, and the world community against our leadership?
Time to move on… It is time to do more than be angry at our neighbors who differ in their opinions about the situation. It is time to do more than use irrelevant individuals, such as Rev. Jeremiah Wright, as convenient "whipping boys" to divert attention from the real work ahead. It is time to do something that would bring a "positive" change to the future of the country and the world.
Goodbye George W. Bush; Dick Cheney… See you later Condoleezza Rice… Take it slow Scooter Libbey… Don’t call me; I’ll call you, Karl Rove… And don’t let the doors hit you as you all leave the scene!
Here’s to better days ahead...
“Those interested in fighting expressions of anger and hatred and isolation can always denounce or debate them. But denunciations and debate often do not deal with the core sense of anger. Every group of aggrieved people has some core set of experiences and beliefs, and these experiences and beliefs are difficult to rebut. The Obama approach is the one most likely to be successful. Inclusion of average citizens in the Obama coalition takes away a source of volunteers and fundraising for those consumed with counterproductive anger and hatred. Rhetoric of inclusion, explanation, understanding, and mobilization undermines the intellectual isolation that so many of the most alienated suffer from.”
These statements by State Rep. Mark Cohen, Dem. PA, are disarming and indeed reflect the hopes of millions worldwide. It truly undermines haters of all colors and political persuasions who are content with just stewing in their own confusion or discontent.
I was asked this question the other day: “What candidate best embodies the sense that Americans can pull together and solve their problems collectively?”
We will not solve a thing by staying in Iraq for 100 years. Nor would we by opposing the war but doing nothing to bring it to an end... How could any of us benefit from the obliteration of Iran? Since nothing was solved by the killing of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent occupation of Iraq, how does more war restore safety to those in harms way? What have American national and foreign policies been successful in doing these last 8 years other than dividing the nation against itself, and the world community against our leadership?
Time to move on… It is time to do more than be angry at our neighbors who differ in their opinions about the situation. It is time to do more than use irrelevant individuals, such as Rev. Jeremiah Wright, as convenient "whipping boys" to divert attention from the real work ahead. It is time to do something that would bring a "positive" change to the future of the country and the world.
Goodbye George W. Bush; Dick Cheney… See you later Condoleezza Rice… Take it slow Scooter Libbey… Don’t call me; I’ll call you, Karl Rove… And don’t let the doors hit you as you all leave the scene!
Here’s to better days ahead...
GLM
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