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The Lone Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-09-03 08:14 PM
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Poll question: Political Purity?


Is it necessary that our allies in the battle for justice be politically pure? Must our leaders always have subscribed to the dictates of our political dogma?
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-09-03 08:17 PM
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1. It is pretty much impossible.
What is life but a series of compromises?
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Darranar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-09-03 08:36 PM
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2. Ideally, yes...
I vote for the candidate that best represents my views. I would prefer someone who was closer to my views, but I will compromise if no one is very close.
Criticisms, however, are a neccesity.
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DavidMS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-09-03 08:45 PM
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3. Absolutely not...
If I can convince the Cretin Coalition to take a progressive stance and it helps people, all the better for everyone. Coalition politics are based on concident intrests as opposed to ideological purity. Party politics require some degree of ideological purity.
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inthecorneroverhere Donating Member (842 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-09-03 08:48 PM
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4. big tent
If liberals insisted on political purity, they would have rejected all the help that Sen. Robert Byrd has given.

Big Tents Rock!
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-09-03 08:50 PM
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5. Excellent point.
And a fine example of one man's ideological evolution.
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