Comments on: We the Purple: Faith, Politics and the Independent Voter http://donklephant.com/2008/04/07/we-the-purple-faith-politics-and-the-independent-voter/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:34:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: TransPartisan Babe http://donklephant.com/2008/04/07/we-the-purple-faith-politics-and-the-independent-voter/#comment-395713 TransPartisan Babe Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:37:54 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5145#comment-395713 I love the play on words with "We the Purple". I'm dedicated to recognizing that most people want to leave the world a better place for their children and there isn't one party or viewpoint that is "right" (meaning correct) in how we get there...not to mention multiple viewpoints on what "better" looks like. But our goals are similar. How do we have civil dialogue with one another about serious issues like constitutional rights, healthcare, immigration, Iraq, Iran etc. How do we persuade the righteously indignant to have dialogue? What's in it for all of us that is better than being right? Looking forward to more blogs about the system itself. I love the play on words with “We the Purple”. I’m dedicated to recognizing that most people want to leave the world a better place for their children and there isn’t one party or viewpoint that is “right” (meaning correct) in how we get there…not to mention multiple viewpoints on what “better” looks like. But our goals are similar. How do we have civil dialogue with one another about serious issues like constitutional rights, healthcare, immigration, Iraq, Iran etc. How do we persuade the righteously indignant to have dialogue? What’s in it for all of us that is better than being right? Looking forward to more blogs about the system itself.

]]> By: mw http://donklephant.com/2008/04/07/we-the-purple-faith-politics-and-the-independent-voter/#comment-395660 mw Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:26:29 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5145#comment-395660 Cool. Great to see you posting here. Downloaded your first chapter, and I'll buy the book later. Looking forward to some interesting discussions. I am a <a href="http://westanddivided.blogspot.com/2006/05/vbo-voting-by-objective.html" rel="nofollow">committed Dividist</a> myself, and consider that having partisans at each other's throats to be positive good thing for the country. Should be fun. I'll contravene the blogger's bylaws and actually read the book before airing my views. Cool. Great to see you posting here. Downloaded your first chapter, and I’ll buy the book later. Looking forward to some interesting discussions.

I am a committed Dividist myself, and consider that having partisans at each other’s throats to be positive good thing for the country. Should be fun.

I’ll contravene the blogger’s bylaws and actually read the book before airing my views.

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