(An experimental riff on a quote by Laura Roslin.
On the battle-filled diaries of
Friday and
Monday, and also Americablog
Friday and
Monday. And elsewhere, I'm sure.)
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This has now stopped being a matter of freedom of expression.
It isn't political, it's personal. For all of us.
In the matter of Senator John Forbes Kerry, neither the side that likes him nor the side that dislikes him can let go of arguing so vehemently about him.
This is mostly because he is our last link to an election which almost overturned the evil now remaining in power.
We've lost perspective.
Under normal circumstances it would just be sad that our separate sides can not leave behind that he was a candidate for president and simply accept him as a flawed person, just like the rest of us.
But in this situation, after expressing our views, our repeated recriminations have exposed us to resentment from within, as well as to derision from the Right.
While we battle each other over small differences in opinion, our enemies move relentlessly forward with the sole purpose of crushing us all under their wheels.
How much energy have we spent arguing this issue, energy that should have been spent on more worthwhile foes? Have we spent enough time repeatedly battering each other (over 1200 comments in at least two diaries this weekend. Thousands more since January)?
This is becoming unacceptable.
We all know the adversary we face. We are all perfectly aware that this infighting puts both our confederation of thousands and the future of our Nation at risk, just to satisfy our own personal points of view.
Now, if we can live with that, our unity and America don't stand a chance.
We have stated our points of view on this issue. Everything else is repetition.
Clear your heads.