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In reply to the discussion: Please take 5 minutes to read an incredible Post [View all]DinahMoeHum
(21,783 posts)"Perfection" as the enemy of the good is also known as the "Nothing-But-The-Best-For-The-Oppressed" syndrome.
And right now, too many of our fellow DUers are inflicted with this malady.
But my best rebuttal comes from one whom many of the dissenters here held as one of their own: the late, great Doris "Granny D" Haddock.
If what other GOTV pushers say here on DU isn't good enough for you (you know who you are - and so do I), then at least hear her out:
http://www.grannyd.com/speeches/sub-speeches/dont-stand-in-the-way-4-30-03.htm
(snip) (the boldface emphasis is mine - DMH)
There are many among us who will not support a candidate unless that candidate is perfect on every issue.
Politics is about winning.
For us, it is about winning to save lives and raise people up from poverty and illness and loneliness and injustice.
Those posturing on the left sometimes forget that. Don't tell me that you can't support a particular candidate because of this or that.
This isn't about you and your precious political standards.
It is about saving nature and our people. We are coming out to win, so please don't stand in our way.
When we have reasonable people in power, let us start our arguments again, for we can not move forward unless we have a decent government underneath us and a Bill of Rights to let us speak freely.
(snip)
Thanks for letting me rant.