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To: 3AngelaD
I'm actually interested in the use of the term "strikingly divisive national debate".

It seems to me that the national discussion of this topic has been unitive, not divisive.

Massive majorities which cut across all the normal societal division lines have been demonstrated to support enforcing the law, deporting lawbreakers, and sealing the border.

In what way is that "divisive"?

2 posted on 08/20/2007 6:51:21 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Trails of troubles, roads of battle, paths of victory we shall walk.)
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To: Jim Noble
Massive majorities which cut across all the normal societal division lines have been demonstrated to support enforcing the law, deporting lawbreakers, and sealing the border.

Mrs. Gridlock (AKA My Favorite Liberal) and I disaggree on almost everything. But we agree on this.

5 posted on 08/20/2007 6:56:53 AM PDT by gridlock (A Liberal will lick the boot on his neck if he thinks the other boot is on a Conservative's neck.)
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To: Jim Noble

The media needs it to be divisive. That way, it will stew and brew and fester, and they can report on the ill will and chaos that results.

Think about it. If everybody was happy and fullfilled, the media support would drop off dramatically.

To a great extent, they make their money by praying on the fears and discontent that people have.


6 posted on 08/20/2007 6:58:11 AM PDT by djf (America welcomes immigrants! Sadly, America welcomes crimmigrants even more...)
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To: Jim Noble

It is divisive because it is not a liberal stance. All liberal stances are moderate and fair. Anything in the middle or right is ‘controversial’ and ‘divisive”. Fixing social security is controversal, but leaving it be to go bankrupt is not. Monitoring terrorist by telephone is controversial, but letting people from muslim states into the country through the southern border is not. When the media are only surrounded by leftists, their faulty beliefs become the norm.


14 posted on 08/20/2007 7:15:06 AM PDT by ilgipper
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re: 2

Indeed, the vast majority of the country appears united on this issue.

jw


25 posted on 08/20/2007 7:41:43 AM PDT by JWinNC (www.anailinhisplace.net)
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