Painting themselves into a corner?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="compassionate">compassionate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="views">views</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tolerant">tolerant</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="progressive">progressive</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span>, <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transgender">transgender</span> <span word="equality">equality</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="evoke">evoke</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span>. <span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="homosexual">homosexual</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transgender">transgender</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span>…</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inflexible">inflexible</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span>), <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="isolated">isolated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helpless">helpless</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="voter">voter</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="abortion">abortion</span>, <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="transgender">transgender</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="compassionate">compassionate</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inflexible">inflexible</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>.</p><p><span word="Painting">Painting</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="carelessly">carelessly</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="bow">bow</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="backwards">backwards</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="smearing">smearing</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span>.</p>
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