For far too long the Democratic Party has tried to fight fire with tissue paper, and it's about damn time they match that fire with some fire of their own!
While liberals have often times teased Congressional Republicans for coming across as less educated than Albert Einstein's moustache, intentionally or not, these same Republicans appear to be geniuses when it comes to emotional manipulation. Let's face it, facts and numbers are boring. We need to find a way to combine those facts with more emotion in order to be more persuasive than the overly emotional and nonsensical GOPers.
Let's compare these two parties' strategies through the years:
Issue: Healthcare
Democrats (with regard to Trumpcare): "According to the Congressional Budget Office, 23 million Americans could lose healthcare."
Republicans (with regard to Obamacare): "You're all gonna die!"
Democrats (new plan of attack): "According to the CBO, 23 million of you could die!"
Issue: War
Democrats: "Let's try to go about this matter in a diplomatic means before contemplating other potential options."
Republicans: "You're either with us or you're with the terrorists! Bring it on!"
Democrats (new plan of attack): "We either talk first or thousands of our men and women in uniform will die!"
Issue: Tax Reform
Democrats: "Let's increase taxes for those at the very top of the bracket."
Republicans: "Tax cuts for everybody!"
Democrats (new plan of attack): "If you want another recession, vote Republican! If 99% of you want more money to spend, vote Dem!"
Issue: Guns
Democrats: "We should really start thinking about expanding background checks, elongating wait times, and require more training before purchasing a firearm."
Republicans: "You get a gun! You get a gun! Everyone gets a gun!"
Democrats (new plan of attack): "You're all gonna die!"
...and so on and so forth. We need to beat Republicans at their own game. We can't keep attempting to trade emotional tirades with monotone facts. Like it or not, we have to do a better job of playing into people's emotions. If we did that, the GOP wouldn't know what to do, as we'd already have them beat when it comes to thought (facts), and if we matched them when it comes to emotion, they'd have to either study up and start spouting facts, or find an alternate avenue for success. For if they have a hard time winning on their home court, they'll have a hard time winning anywhere.
While liberals have often times teased Congressional Republicans for coming across as less educated than Albert Einstein's moustache, intentionally or not, these same Republicans appear to be geniuses when it comes to emotional manipulation. Let's face it, facts and numbers are boring. We need to find a way to combine those facts with more emotion in order to be more persuasive than the overly emotional and nonsensical GOPers.
Let's compare these two parties' strategies through the years:
Issue: Healthcare
Democrats (with regard to Trumpcare): "According to the Congressional Budget Office, 23 million Americans could lose healthcare."
Republicans (with regard to Obamacare): "You're all gonna die!"
Democrats (new plan of attack): "According to the CBO, 23 million of you could die!"
Issue: War
Democrats: "Let's try to go about this matter in a diplomatic means before contemplating other potential options."
Republicans: "You're either with us or you're with the terrorists! Bring it on!"
Democrats (new plan of attack): "We either talk first or thousands of our men and women in uniform will die!"
Issue: Tax Reform
Democrats: "Let's increase taxes for those at the very top of the bracket."
Republicans: "Tax cuts for everybody!"
Democrats (new plan of attack): "If you want another recession, vote Republican! If 99% of you want more money to spend, vote Dem!"
Issue: Guns
Democrats: "We should really start thinking about expanding background checks, elongating wait times, and require more training before purchasing a firearm."
Republicans: "You get a gun! You get a gun! Everyone gets a gun!"
Democrats (new plan of attack): "You're all gonna die!"
...and so on and so forth. We need to beat Republicans at their own game. We can't keep attempting to trade emotional tirades with monotone facts. Like it or not, we have to do a better job of playing into people's emotions. If we did that, the GOP wouldn't know what to do, as we'd already have them beat when it comes to thought (facts), and if we matched them when it comes to emotion, they'd have to either study up and start spouting facts, or find an alternate avenue for success. For if they have a hard time winning on their home court, they'll have a hard time winning anywhere.
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