EP> Sure. Lets take that statement (keep it in the thread) and examine
EP> it. You haven't said NRA compromises. You've said NRA *LIKES*
EP> compromises. Anyone who actually *WON'T* compromise will be
EP> destroyed the first defeat they suffer. You and I both compromise;
EP> otherwise we'd be in revolt right now. EP
That depends on what you intend to compromise on. The first thing you 
have to remember about politics is that there is no such thing as a 
final victory or a final defeat. As long as your compromise doesn't 
preclude going to battle again, you haven't given up anything essential. 
That means that you have to sit down and determine what your essential 
position is and measure all of your political activity against that 
standard.
The problem with politics is that too many people wind up with their 
essential position boiled down to "*I* must retain my political power." 
Such people are willing to sell out anybody and sacrifice anything else 
to retain their power.
Sometimes, you *do* have to take a no compromise position, even when you 
can't win, because it's the only way to keep your core values intact. At 
least with a solid core, you have something left to build on when you go 
to battle again. Abandoning your core values leaves you with battling 
over power alone.
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