Reply #63: Interesting conversation with conservative fundie at work about this [View All]

[AllyCat]

She doesn't know much about politics, but knows she "hates Obama because he has deceived us with his birth certificate". Whatever. I started to argue with her and then realized there was no point. She mentioned how much she despises Big Pharma. I changed the subject to "corporations run the country and any notion we have of a true democracy is pretty weak" and she was all ears. I mentioned that I didn't think it really mattered that much who controlled the government right now (Dems or Repukes) since most of them are "in bed" with the corporations for donations to their campaigns that are outrageously expensive for the amount of money they earn. Suddenly, she realized I was NOT the enemy. I explained that if Big Pharma can do this, look at Goldman Sachs in the financial sector, insurance companies in stopping our patients from getting the care we both know they need and deserve (we are both nurses), and so on and so forth.

Another two very conservative friends on FB have both really gone to the mat arguing with me about this that and the other thing, yet when I mention that public financing of campaigns would level the playing field so that real candidates would have a chance to win and then would have to listen to us...they BOTH agreed that was the best way to get money out of politics.

There is lots of common ground with these folks and once we realize that, we are much stronger to fight a major source of decline in our civilization and our freedoms.