Well, I hate to say it, but it does go both ways.
If you would think about it, our politicians would not have it any other way. They thrive on getting us to fight amongst ourselves. This country would be in a heck of a lot better hands if we got together and quit letting them split us apart.
Immie
How do we do that without compromising our values and convictions? Seems to me the politicians have been doing that for decades resulting in the mess we are currently in. Sure they want us to fight among ourselves so they'll get elected. After that, they do whatever they think will increase their own power, prestige, influence, and personal fortune.
What are you willing to do to get liberals to like you and cooperate with you? What will they give up in order to have conservatives be agreeable and accepting?
At what point do we demand those ideals and values that we know will put the country back on the right track. Or maybe you think it already is on the right track?
Did I mischaracterize you as depicting you as more conservative than liberal?
First and foremost would be to treat them as American citizens who also care for this country. I don't have to agree with them to believe that most of them are somewhat intelligent human beings who care just as much about this country and its citizens as I do.
I surely do not have to treat them like the enemy.
As for compromise, there is a lot of room for compromise in the issues facing this country. It is too bad that we allow politicians to blind us to that fact. I have compromised many of my "principles" since I started posting on these sites. I have come to realize that I am NOT ALWAYS right and sometimes the best thing for me to do is to realize that my solution does not work or does not work in all situations.
Abortion is one of those things. Ten years ago, I would have fought tooth and nails with anyone that said they were "pro-choice" which I believed was nothing at all except a nice way of saying "pro-abortion". I would have fought against anyone that opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Now, I realize that overturning that terrible decision would not stop one single abortion and would probably turn back the clock on the defense of fetal lives several decades.
What will they give up? I can't answer that and I suspect some would answer that in this manner... "
Not a damned thing". However, I believe there are reasonable liberals out there that would be willing to brainstorm solutions to our problems and would compromise for the greater good.
Me think this country is on the right track? Hardly. What will I do to get us there? I suppose the proper answer to that would be "whatever it takes", but then I'm not sure about that. Listening would be a good start. The concerns of liberals on various subjects are not without basis. The way to solve the problems is to put them on the table and then start looking for ideas that will solve the problems. Quite frankly, I don't believe conservatives have all the right answers nor do I believe liberals have all the right answers.
Most liberals; Pelosi, Reid and TM and a few others excluded, are not evil people. They care about what is happening in America and they care about solving the problems and they will work with moderates and conservatives to find answers to those problems.
They are no different than you or me.
Immie