Hillarysworld

I totally agree with BC on the statement below.  In a country with as many diverse people, belief systems, religions, etc., there must be compromise, or nothing gets done.  The only focus becomes the conflict, the fight between the two extremes. 

Extreme conservatives and extreme liberals "disdain the compromise in a two-party system," he told Need to Know anchors Alison Stewart and Jon Meacham. "Compromise is not dishonorable once you state your own position honestly and then you figure out what's best for the largest number of people and do it.”

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I never thought about the issue quite in this way before, but it makes sense.  You just can't beat those Clintons for critical, analytical thinking.

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The former President talked about how extreme politics stem from insecurity and the need for personal security and control. "A lot of these more extreme things that are happening today - talking about secession and so forth - the people in the state legislatures saying you can carry a concealed loaded weapon into a Starbucks to get your Cowboy Latte - I think it's really a way of saying 'I want control of my own life again. Things are way out of hand'." Mr. Clinton said that there's no option but to get back "in the future business."

-- Edited by freespirit on Saturday 8th of May 2010 12:03:47 AM