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Dr. Gary W. Buffington's avatar

HI Paul,

Once again, you have made your case loudly and vociferously over everything that you see wrong with the Republican Party. Granting, for the sake of a sane and measured conversation, that your basic premise is accurate, what would you suggest as a viable alternative for the American citizen who desires to fulfill his or her civic duty and cast a vote in next week's presidential election? In short, my friend, you repeatedly describe the problem from your perspective but never give an alternative solution.

Again, assuming for the sake of a rational discussion, that a possible alternative solution at the ballot box would be to vote for Democrat Party candidates, where is the positive incentive for me to do so? Given that Democrat Party leaders have gone out of their way to slander over half the American electorate with vile insults for their conservative values and Republican Party affiliation why should I vote for a political party whose leaders view persons such as myself with such utter contempt?

And just in case you need substantive evidence of these slanders and slurs, please consider the following litany of insults: "Bitter Clingers" (Barack "He is the One" Obama); "Deplorables" (Hillary "The Smartest Woman in American Politics" Clinton); "Garbage" (Joe "The Greatest President since FDR" Biden); and, during this campaign, "Fascists" and "Nazis" (Kamala "Word Salad" Harris). Why should a political party be allowed to govern when their leaders despise American citizens?

Since the only alternatives available to voters are to abstain and not vote (not a viable course of action), vote for candidates from some minuscule fringe third party (likewise not a viable solution) or vote for Republican Party candidates (the only remaining option). If you see another possible option, please enlighten me.

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Paul Cobaugh's avatar

My friend,

As was on LinkedIn, my rule is that my essays are not vehicles for your false narratives. You do not provide rational, factual rebuttal. You offer exclusively false MAGA narratives and not once with a shred of credible evidence to support your ugly, dishonest accusations.

This comment will serve as your only warning: Any other of these overtly dishonest, uncivil and aggressive comments shared without credible evidence, will be deleted. You may protest as you see fit but it won't deter me from deleting. As always, I provide the most credible sources for my allegations. You virtually never do so. Do you really want to completely destroy your once formidable reputation as a credible researcher by openly advocating for a far-right extremist movement hellbent on treason, armed insurrection and an attempt to reduce our constitution to shredded paper?

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Dr. Gary W. Buffington's avatar

So please educate me, my friend. What portion or portions of my initial comments constitute a "false narrative?" From my perspective, my comments are perfectly logical and build dispassionately upon your own premises. I am truly sorry if my request for an honest and open discussion should elicit such a hostile and unwarranted reply on your part. And for the record, I was not offering a rebuttal to your column; rather I am willing to accept your premises at face value in the hope of garnering a "where do we go from here" dialogue. My basic question still stands: a problem has been presented, now what is the solution?

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