tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003666418887469654.post1808967010151882532..comments2024-03-28T03:27:45.767-04:00Comments on A New Jersey Farmer Blog: Where Democracy Lives: Do Not Let Us Fall Into TemptationRobert I. (Bob) Grundfesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13817189824711963225noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003666418887469654.post-50259573059642423762017-12-16T11:01:33.497-05:002017-12-16T11:01:33.497-05:00Thanks for your reply. There are many instances th...Thanks for your reply. There are many instances throughout our history where the two parties have worked together or at least were able to constructively compromise. I think you're being a bit too negative about our prospects. We will come out of this historical phase at some point. Sometimes it takes the recognition that we are going to lose part of our national identity to do it. That time might be at hand,Robert I. (Bob) Grundfesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817189824711963225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003666418887469654.post-1942733188701353472017-12-12T15:31:42.948-05:002017-12-12T15:31:42.948-05:00Look Bob (can I call you Bob) I have to disagree w...Look Bob (can I call you Bob) I have to disagree with you. It's human nature to want things, in the two examples that you gave here you point out lust for power. Power over another person of the entire country, but generally people want power. Is it wrong to want to have your ideals and beliefs be implemented in your society. You argue that we should put aside our parties and work together however I don't see that as an option. Your argument will never succeed, the majority of people only see things one way, they are either right or wrong, they never look at the other side of an argument or consider that they might be wrong. We live in an age of fake news that riddles social media, news sites and people don't bother to look up further information, they just run with it because it lines up with what they believe. We, as the human race, will never learn. If you recall from the past we have had these things happen before a civil war, riots and protests but we never learn. We always revert back to our basic instincts, we want the power to have what we believe is right be the law of the land. Today we see that with the Republicans, Democrats, I'm sure that with any position of power people forget about working together. So Robert, I suggest that you take a more cynical approach to the problems that plague our society, we will never fix them, history repeats itself and will repeat itself over and over.<br />Thank you for reading this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003666418887469654.post-87305356511666346142017-12-12T13:36:50.409-05:002017-12-12T13:36:50.409-05:00I completely agree.I completely agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com