They all would rather kill, kill, kill.

As a liberal, I’m perfectly capable of compromising. Of giving in to some significant degree. To reach a political settlement. Yes, meeting my opponent even more than half way. Settling for a package that neither one of us totally like. In other words, a deal in which we get doses of what we like and doses of what we don’t like. Of course, that can be dangerous. Depending on the nature of the opponent. For instance, if it’s Adolph Hitler or a faction of the lunatic fringe of the Republican Party, it can be a gawd-awful compromise. And maybe one has to go to war. Though I think World War II could have been averted. To the benefit of virtually all of the players. Even our American civil war could have been averted. If there had been adequate give and take. Saving many lives in the process. If only both sides had a sense of decency. And made decisions based on what we know now. The benefits of hindsight. That one gets with turning back the clock. Seems to me that in America, we are on the verge of a second civil war. Politically speaking. The battle lines are being drawn. On how this nation should be governed. Economically. Politically. Socially. And in the process, I suspect the USA could be harmed more irreparably than it was by the conflagration of 1861-1865. Merely because one side would rather destroy the nation’s economy rather than give in to gawd-forsaken idiotic principle. To me, it’s akin to the suicide bomber willing to blow himself to pieces in a crowded marketplace. Just so he can take innocent people along with him. Yes, folks, the extreme right wing in America isn’t all that much different than an Islamic terrorist or that madman in Norway. They all would rather kill, kill, kill than find a way to live in peace and harmony. –Jim Broede