Reply #9: Those were thoughtful, discerning and adult responces to Hitler. [View All]

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You think about how you want to respond. You do not copy their brownshirts and tricky tactics. You dig deep and humanely and you fight them in the ways you need to. You use all the might and intelligence you have as a human being and a group of human beings to fight them from attacking your rightful boundaries as a human being. But you do it by identifying your boundaries and by being smart about how to fight back to defend yourself. You keep to the truth because that is what you are in fact fighting for. You do not get goated into giving up the parts of yourself (the truth, your love of markets that create a middle class, the liberal ideal that democracy should be encouraged the world over)to them that they want. You be smart. You do not react to them without thinking because they use that "reaction" to control you. And then you are a sheep too ... using the same adolescent & baiting/hating tools they use. And you have just internalized George Bush & his ilk into your soul.

That is how you beat the monsters. You are an adult. They rely of childlike behavior of their sheep. They rely on a disconnect between their followers actions and the pain it cause the victims. You are an adult. You know when your actions hurt someone... and you only use those tools when you have to.

That is how you fight (as an adult). That is how you win (as an adult). So go do some homework right now and get rid of knee-jerk and utopian ideals. You will fight the 'black & white' sheep using the 'shades of grey' thinking of an adult.

Why the hell do you think Republicans made such fun of Liberals going to psychologists to deal with the loss of the election? Because they do not want you to grieve and come through the loss on the other side with a deeper and more meaningful understanding of what it means to be human and have monsters in your life. That adult with adult wisdom is Karl Rove's worst enemy. They make fun and target in Liberals what they are afraid of most.

That is why you see Democratic leaders 'picking & choosing' their battles.