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After the eulogies

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rlvaughn

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After the eulogies: Was John McCain one of our ‘better angels’?
Although McCain made two failed runs for the White House, he has been celebrated in death far more than any president I can remember. In fact, politicians from both parties have been locked in a competition to see who could give their fallen comrade the most glowing endorsement. I suspect all the eulogizing has said more about the current state of American politics than about McCain.
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McCain’s years of captivity are often portrayed as a period of brutal evolution from spoiled brat to humble public servant. In his books and frequent interviews, McCain sometimes distanced himself from this simplistic narrative; but when it suited his purposes he made the most of it.
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John Sidney McCain III was no saint, but he treated his enemies like friends. And in a messy and divided world like ours, that may be as good as it gets.
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What we are remembering are the days as they were when McCain was becoming involved in politics and both major parties had a mixture of centrists, liberals, and conservatives, which enabled various coalitions to come together and work on problems and try to solve them together. This was before the American people divided up into two tribes politically and decided that victory meant the total political annihilation of the other tribe. So a lot of the eulogizing went beyond McCain to the loss of that kind of politics.
 
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KenH said:
This was before the American people divided up into two tribes politically and decided that victory meant the total political annihilation of the other tribe.
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This is a false assessment, and you know it.

The Counter Culture revolution of the 1960s is what happened. Started in the U.K. Came to the U.S. Communists seized upon it, and have been single mindedly focused on destroying the American way of life since then.

What people have woken up to, and hopefully not too late, is that this is indeed a fight to the death.
 
Aaron

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From the article.
One third of the American population loves the white nationalism Donald Trump brings to the table and nothing, is seems, can shake that commitment.
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Can't put a positive spin on McCain's legacy without a lie.
 
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Yeshua1

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KenH said:
What we are remembering are the days as they were when McCain was becoming involved in politics and both major parties had a mixture of centrists, liberals, and conservatives, which enabled various coalitions to come together and work on problems and try to solve them together. This was before the American people divided up into two tribes politically and decided that victory meant the total political annihilation of the other tribe. So a lot of the eulogizing went beyond McCain to the loss of that kind of politics.
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Right now it seems to be comign to a head, as the Lord ius using trump to divide this nation right down those who walk in darkness, and those in the light!
 
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Yeshua1

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Aaron said:
This is a false assessment, and you know it.

The Counter Culture revolution of the 1960s is what happened. Started in the U.K. Came to the U.S. Communists seized upon it, and have been single mindedly focused on destroying the American way of life since then.

What people have woken up to, and hopefully not too late, is that this is indeed a fight to the death.
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It runs far deeper than politics, as it seems to be the Kingdom of satan and of God on a collusion course!
 
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rlvaughn

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Squire Robertsson said:
The Baptist Board Admin Team has no control over or input to Baptist News. So, the thirty-day rule is only applicable to Baptist Board.
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I was only joking about Alan Bean, but didn't find anything about a thirty-day rule on the BB. However, when looking in the sticky threads I did find this one about Editorials and OP Eds. Based on it this thread probably should be moved to the politics forum.
 
Squire Robertsson

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It's more like common law. The thirty-day rule on speaking ill of the dead. Came about at the home going of Billy Graham. Hence, it's nickname the Billy Graham rule.
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I was only joking about Alan Bean, but didn't find anything about a thirty-day rule on the BB. However, when looking in the sticky threads I did find this one about Editorials and OP Eds. Based on it this thread probably should be moved to the politics forum.
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rlvaughn

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Most of the negative things I've said about Billy Graham and John McCain I said while they were alive. In this case I posted a link that I thought people would find interesting to read.
 
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