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kentuck

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14. More to the point, we need a unifying message because...

Reply to Keepthesoulalive (Reply #8)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 02:21 PM

Oct 4

...we cannot assume that everyone who is not a Democrat is the "enemy". Their power is in their ability to divide. We must have a countering and opposite message, in my opinion.

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The last President to view half of Americans as the enemy was Jefferson Davis [View all] Tom Rinaldo Oct 4 OP

Yes and he was a traitor. Kingofalldems Oct 4 #1

We should not play that game. kentuck Oct 4 #2

Of course we shouldn't, and we don't, even though Trump wants us to Tom Rinaldo Oct 4 #4

It's not a game when Trump refers to the enemy within and wants to deploy our military on our streets. enough Oct 4 #7

How do you unite with people Keepthesoulalive Oct 4 #8

Exactly. You cannot redeem the unredeemable. paleotn Oct 4 #9

More to the point, we need a unifying message because... kentuck Oct 4 #14

I am so damn tired of people hoping America comes to her senses Keepthesoulalive Oct 4 #15

I don't see any reuniting in the foreseeable future. Gimpyknee Oct 4 #11

He was never president, though. Gore1FL Oct 4 #3

History codifies our version of reality Tom Rinaldo Oct 4 #6

A lot of dead guys on both sides say they weren't pretending. paleotn Oct 4 #10

I'm pretty sure Jefferson Davis was never president of the United States in anyone's interpretations of history. nt Gore1FL Oct 4 #13

Never said he was. Just said he was the last President who viewed half of Americans as the enemy Tom Rinaldo Oct 4 #17

I think it's easier to say the initial statement leaves a lot to be desired in accuracy and interpretation. nt Gore1FL Oct 4 #18

Lincoln should have had him hanged. dalton99a Oct 4 #5

It's actually more than half of us. GoCubsGo Oct 4 #12

For those of us of a certain age, Richard Nixon was a close 2nd to Jefferson Davis. n/t Greybnk48 Oct 4 #16