Subj : Re: Never Forget To : IB Joe From : Ron L. Date : Sat Feb 07 2026 08:22 am -=> IB Joe wrote to Aaron Thomas <=- IJ> I don't think so... The party has become what it is today because of IJ> Barry. I think it's the other way around. Barry came about because of what the Democrat party has become. IJ> I recall you agreeing with me when I made the statement that ALL IJ> the problems the US has ever had were the result of the Democrat IJ> party... Slavery, Jim Crow... And it is. All our problems came through the Democrat party. But remember what Reagan said: It communism comes to the U.S., it will be through Leftism (paraphrasing here since I can't find the direct quote). IJ> There is a lot of evil in the world and it seems to have anchored IJ> itself to the political left. Because the Left is the party of totaltarianism, socialism, big gov't, etc. IJ> I'm getting tired of the RINOs... Everyone is. IJ> I don't want the right to look like the left does with all their hate. IJ> The right is a big tent, we just don't want the radical left in the mix For a long time, classical liberalism was very compatible with conservativism. We wanted the same things, but we differed on how to get there. Now those classical liberals are part of the conservative camp as the Left has moved all the way to totalitarism. .... Its rarely fun, never easy, and always expensive! ___ MultiMail/Linux v0.52 --- Mystic BBS/QWK v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32) * Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi (1:120/616) .