Sure. It’s basic math. Every time we say ‘We will trade away X principle”, our opponents make a gain. Whether that’s AQ or Kadaffy or the GOP/Dems.
Every time we help arm muslims, they in turn, use it against us. Every time we help empower regiems that are wholly contradictory to the ideals of the American Republic, we empower just that. And history has shown it time and time again.
And the same applies to American politics. Every time we give an inch on one of our political beliefs in ‘exchange’ for going along, we slit our own throats and take a dump on the very idea of conservative philosophy and the Constitution (which are one and the same).
as I said, it’s a zero sum game. Every compromise we make is a benefit for the opposition regardless of who that opposition is.
We have compromises ourselves from the American ideals of 1776 to those of 2013. And who did that? Generations of ‘us’ who repeatedly said ‘Oh we’ll just give a little here to get a little there.”
Problem is that 1: we never get a little back and 2: when you compromise with evil, it always comes out on top/you on the short end of the deal.
Thank you for the explanation. I assumed that was what you meant.
Just curious, where do you as an individual feel as though you fit into this?
Do you feel that there is no choice for you other than to disagree with the policies and accept any positives or negatives that go along with the results of those policies, or do you take an active role in either advocacy or personal decisions (such as boycotting products, open demonstration, running for office, etc.)
And, by the way… I’m not trying to lure you into some kind of trap, because if you haven’t guessed already, I largely agree with what you said.
I have found that, in my life, this is a constant source of internal conflict for me, and I am always reflecting on it, and re-analyzing it, to try to find the path that is the correct one for me.
It is interesting, that in my political life I have come to the point where I can no longer support “moderate” conservatives, because I too have reached the point where I feel that compromising with evil is enabling evil.
It is a constant source of introspection for me to determine what the most consistent path is that I can follow that is in harmony with my personal actions in the real world.