Loud does not equal power, fortunately.
You know, I used to think that if people here disagreed with me there was no sense it stating my opinion in response. But I realized that if you do not add voices of dissent or support on issues, you are ceding ground to others.
We don't have to all agree here, but I do think we need to make sure that our voices are strong and our positions clear.
And being a Pollyanna, I often think we all need to do a better job of doing it respectfully. But honestly that would probably take the fun out of it for a lot of us on all sides of the issues..
But I realized that if you do not add voices of dissent or support on issues, you are ceding ground to others. Exactly. And those of us who are not on the extreme end of the party have a tendency to retreat in these debates and let others set the agenda without our voices being heard.
We don't have to all agree here
There are some who think we have to agree with THEM word for word.