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In reply to the discussion: The Ideologically Pure Ruin US Politics [View all]djean111
(14,255 posts)I think that, without concrete examples, this does not mean much.
And, of course, some things should not be issues that can be "compromised" on - like, say, Social Security. The GOP, IMO, never wants anything good for Americans, and giving in to them just means they always win, either outright or incrementally.
To, me, what the situation there is like - King Solomon Republican says he will chop that baby in two, and then, in order to "compromise", the Democrat says oh, no, let's just chop off one hand! And then call that bipartisanship, when the baby should not have been harmed at all, and bearing in mind that the GOP will just come back later, pull the same threat, and there goes another hand, then the feet, etc., until the GOP got what it wanted in the first place.
That's why I would like examples of "ideological purists" (the best kind, if you don't stand for anything, you stand for nothing, IMO), and exactly what it is they would not compromise on.
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