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To My Sorrow, There Can Be No Common Ground With the Left
PJ Media ^ | 23 Feb 2023 | Lincoln Brown

Posted on 02/24/2023 10:29:26 AM PST by Rummyfan

I am a preterist. But with that in mind, these words from 2 Timothy ring truer than ever:

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

Having been raised a liberal who became a conservative, I have long been an advocate of dialogue. Of finding the middle way. Of reaching a consensus. Knowing both sides of the aisle as I do, I had thought that there might be some point at which our two sides might find common ground or a way of living with one another.

I will now finally admit that is simply not a possibility. I take no joy in that, but there comes a time when one must admit that compromise is impossible, and that to search for it involves capitulation with alleged human beings who have blinded themselves to all but the basest of pursuits and desires...

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Many here on FR have long felt the same way.
1 posted on 02/24/2023 10:29:26 AM PST by Rummyfan
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It is a sad realization, but one that is based on a harsh, unforgiving reality. Long had I hoped that cooler heads might prevail, that we could see eye to eye on something. But whether it is because of the internet, our feckless leaders, or the inherent sinfulness of mankind, we must admit that the breach between the insanity of the Left and the rest of the world is simply too large and wide to bridge.
2 posted on 02/24/2023 10:31:44 AM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man.)
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To: Rummyfan

Totally agree. I would only temper that with the need to convert some of the liberal general population to conservatism.

But work with leftists? No.


3 posted on 02/24/2023 10:35:05 AM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Rummyfan

True, of course.

When people realize this it reminds me of Stir Crazy where the Gene Wilder character says to the Richard Pryor one as they are led into the prison—so this means we are two innocent men framed and tried and convicted and going to prison.

Pryor: Welcome to the real world. And not a moment too soon.


4 posted on 02/24/2023 10:35:10 AM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Rummyfan

I have come, over the years, to feel this way.

Sadly.


5 posted on 02/24/2023 10:35:37 AM PST by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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To: Rummyfan

Many people on the left are being radicalized.

They are being pulled farther left at an accellerated rate.

Trump was the media’s greatest weapon for sliding the overton window left. If you look at most of the vilification of Trump, almost none of it actually applied to him, and almost all of it applies to Biden and the radical leftist. The lying. The fanaticism. The taking away of civil rights. The fascism. ALL that scare-mongering was as great a brain washing as any cult you could study, legitimized by the appearance of pervasive social acceptance and government authority.

These people hate!
...and they think it’s all justified. They are beyond the embryonic stage of fascist totalitarians, and they will never be able to see it in the mirror until its way too late.


6 posted on 02/24/2023 10:36:19 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: Rummyfan

Those polluted with Marxist ideals are political enemies of this nation.


7 posted on 02/24/2023 10:37:03 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rummyfan

“...there might be some point at which our two sides might find common ground or a way of living with one another...”

Unfortunately the Left will not let others go their own way.

No interest in live and let live.


8 posted on 02/24/2023 10:37:56 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Rummyfan

What took you so long?


9 posted on 02/24/2023 10:39:10 AM PST by DeplorablePaul (s)
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To: Rummyfan

A savage animal is running toward you and your family while on a walk in the woods. How can you react any other way but to fight the beast to the death. There are no more liberals that want the best for America. There are only savage animals that want to destroy us our families and of culture so they can ultimately destroy our nation.
Every Democrat is a communist that wishes us harm.
I have written a book about this pieces of shiite and I detest every Democrat in AND out of office.
The greedy scumbags that vote Democrat so they can “legally” steal what we have earned are just as detestable.
The only way to deal with them is split the country sorry to say.


10 posted on 02/24/2023 10:39:31 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
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...a pathetic circus of self-indulgent gargoyles....

11 posted on 02/24/2023 10:39:41 AM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man.)
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There comes a time in a relationship when you realize it’s pointless to continue. IF we’re not there...we’re darn close.


12 posted on 02/24/2023 10:40:21 AM PST by ealgeone
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To My Sorrow, There Can Be No Common Ground With the Left

If only conservatives had representation in government that actually
had a backbone instead of the spineless Gomers Of Politics.

13 posted on 02/24/2023 10:40:50 AM PST by chief lee runamok (Anti Socialist Derelict At Large)
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To: Rummyfan
If you mix clean water and dirty water, you get dirty water.
Do not compromise with evil.

14 posted on 02/24/2023 10:42:10 AM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: rlmorel

The lefts idea of common ground is total capitulation to all their beliefs and ideas.
Anything short of thst and they believe you must be destroyed at all costs......they’re a little like muslim extremists that way.


15 posted on 02/24/2023 10:42:51 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Rummyfan

Late to the party.


16 posted on 02/24/2023 10:43:06 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: BitWielder1

Exactly, there is not always a way to compromise. A mature person learns this, it is part of growing up.


17 posted on 02/24/2023 10:43:45 AM PST by Skwor
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To: z3n

“These people hate!
...and they think it’s all justified. They are beyond the embryonic stage of fascist totalitarians, and they will never be able to see it in the mirror until its way too late.”

Funny thing is, they’re the first ones to run for cover behind an armed government.


18 posted on 02/24/2023 10:43:58 AM PST by dljordan
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And further on Behar:

They did not have this coming, you miserable, loathsome, despicable harpy. This accident was the result of an overheated bearing, not the policies of Donald Trump, you half-wit clown. You have long shown yourself to be a narcissistic, self-righteous, uninformed, odious reptile with all of the sensitivity of a men’s room floor. This was your crowning moment. Congratulations, Joy. You are closer to the bottom than you have ever been before.

19 posted on 02/24/2023 10:44:03 AM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man.)
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To: Rummyfan

For most of us, our way of life ended in 2020. What with the overthrow of America (stolen election) and the after effects of the Covid restrictions deliberately imposed on us by our government.

It’s bad now, and it’s only going to get worse. Forget politics, education, the economy and everything else but your eternal future.

There’s no hope in your immediate future so put your trust fully in Christ and do the best you can until you die.


20 posted on 02/24/2023 10:45:25 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Donald Trump is a setting sun. Ron DeSantis is a rising star.)
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