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dogman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-19-05 05:19 PM
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23. Maybe I don't know what I am.
I am a liberal and I do believe we should right wrongs. I have always been a firm believer in equal opportunity. Help can only get a person so far, opportunity gives them a chance to use help and move themselves forward. Such things as affirmative action are used to make sure the help and opportunity are directed to those who have been victimized by circumstance. I still question how or why Sirota is the one to define these terms.
What I see lacking is leadership. We need someone who is willing to speak to these issues without fear. I think there are a few that meet this standard. The larger problem, I think, is the lack of a forum for this speech along with a lack of interest by a majority of Americans. The GOP has the media and the churches. In the churches they have a weekly audience who are already motivated and need re-enforcement less than convincing. I think a lot of Dem pols see the success of the GOP and only try to mimic it. Look at the admiration for Clinton. He was really a centrist and had a life history of pragmatism.
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