Dangerous Divisions

[kentuck]

If nothing else, Donald Trump is a divider. The divisions he has created have reached a dangerous level.

It is critically important that we remain calm during these treacherous times. We should ally ourselves with the facts and the truth and remain steadfast in our resistance to this attack upon our way of life.

Anger levels and emotions have reached a new high. We must guard against those that would resort to violence. We believe in debate and honest discourse. We believe in democracy. We stand united.

These are times that call for courage and patience and understanding. Do not fall into the trap of volatile expression. Do not fan the flames of division.
These are dangerous times.

[Erasto]

1. You are correct

I'm glad you brought this up. We can't give those people a reason to attack us. We must remain calm and not react publicly to whatever they throw at us.

[shabaa]

2. war tactic

This is one of the oldest tactics of war in the book. It is extremely effective and requires little knowledge. Divide and conquer. It is time for the Democratic Party to wake up and smell the coffee. We need to Fight Fire With Fire. It is too bad we do not have a democratic Donald Trump. unfortunately this is a sign of the times and as Democrats we need to start making more noise and pointing out all the wrong doings going on with the Republican Party. the first thing they attempted to do was to strip the powers of the house ethics committee. that apparently was the single most important thing to them. it shows what their intentions are.

[TheMastersNemesis]

3. This Strategy Will Not Work When The Come After You And Attack.

Even though I do agree that we should not give them reason to attack, they are going to attack anyway because we exist like LGBTQ's and minorities. Remember the "liberal hunting licenses" and look at the GOP in Wisconsin working at suppressing liberal ideas.

Your post is noble and correct. Sadly I sense a huge attack on everything progressive. And you cannot count on being ok if you just let them go at you. Just ask the Jewish community that survived WWII. We are in a different game now.

The dangerous divisions that we have are being widened by Trump and his supporters deliberately. We will not be able to remain silent and on the defensive in the face of the racist and bigotry and misogyny we face. Trumpets will NOT allow it. They want us gone or eliminated and they make that clear.

Being a veteran who served in Vietnam I learned even though I am more of a pacifist is that there is a time that you will have to fire back in kind and more.

[kentuck]

4. l agree with your points,

We must stand united and not fall into their trap.

They are going after Meryl Streep because they want to stomp out any free speech that might disagree with them. If they can silence her, they can silence anyone.

[TheMastersNemesis]

5. The Point Is That I Would Double Down & Just Hammer Him Again.

I would just say the the racist GOP and Trump supporters deliberately put in a sexual predator and serial liar. Screw it. Just go after all of them and the more they push the more you push back. Sorry. Just letting his or his Trumper's shit stand is not an option anymore. Go ballistic and apology is totally off the table forever.

As far I am concerned we are facing a purge whether we stay silent or not.

[kentuck]

6. I am not suggesting that we don't fight back

I am saying it is a very volatile time and we fight with facts and the truth, not emotions.

[TheMastersNemesis]

7. Facts & Truth Never Worked Against The Enemy In Vietnam.

Of course I am not talking about a shooting war. My metaphor is that emotions will enter into it at some point. Just facts and truth like we have used in the past has not worked all that well. All I am saying is that you have to double down and go after these people. No prisoners. We just pull punches. We have to go for the jugular no matter how bad it hurts them. And we have to continue on the offensive until we neutralize them.

I understand. However being an Vietnam change me. Even though I am a pacifist at heart and was when I went to Vietnam, I learned that there are some people you just have to attack until they are vanquished.

When you dave someone who is telling you that they want you gone BECAUS YOU EXIST AT ALL takes the situation to another level. That means they have upped the ante and will NOT leave you to exist.

[JustAnotherGen]

8. Calm can sometimes lead to complacent

Don't get calm and complacent -

Get cold and get a small group in your town together kentuck.

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