[Dialogue] "One never know, do one?"

[David & Lin Zahrt]

How many more 'slogans' that would be wake-up calls?

Try Democracy, not Theocracy

DZ
>I agree that we need to build common images and get our leaders to express
>them often.  The Republicans have done this ever since Reagan's "The
>government is the problem.  Less government.  Less taxes.  Less regulations.
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>Here are some examples from my recently published letter to a newspaper:
>"Stop envirocide. Restore budgetary sanity. No unfair taxes. Stop crony
>corruption. Compete economically, not militarily. Medicare for all. Privacy
>for people, not government. Leave no person behind".  These need supporting
>detail, analysis of their meaning and responses they might produce, their
>uses, etc.  Dave Thomas
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>[mailto:Dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Bill Schlesinger
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>Subject: RE: [Dialogue] "One never know, do one?"
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>Jim said, "Nevertheless, Bush is over extended.  Public opinion is shifting
>against him some.  But the faithful are still cheering him on.  What we need
>is to find equally skillful ways to counteract his demagoguery and encourage
>thougtful dissent."
>
>FWIW those who would counteract the current focus on individualism,
>self-protection and 'traditional social values' have no consistent image
>pulling them together beyond opposition.  There are those who focus on the
>social compact of mutual responsibility, those who focus on their personal
>reluctance to be part of the military and security costs, and those who want
>more individual freedom in social choices than they see in the
>administration.  Those are the primary focus groups I see.  Their own
>internal opposition becomes clear when Jim Wallis is followed by the NOW
>folk who argue against his vision as well as the conservative evangelicals.
>
>This dis-array of alternative consensus models leaves the still-cohesive
>stream supporting the administration with its strength intact.  There may be
>some internal frictions (specifically around Gonzales and immigration), but
>those are relatively minor in the face of the lack of an alternative
>consensus.
>
>We need to rebuild common images -- and that's even hard on this listserve.
>
>Bill Schlesinger
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