Quote Originally Posted by Stickman View Post
Agreed.

The right side, conservatives, republicans, or whatever you want to call us has always compromised. Each time, all that has occurred is an erosion of our rights, values, and abilities.

We aren't compromising anything, we are giving it all away a little bit at a time. The question becomes how we get it back.
The problem is that those who are supposed to be on our side think of "compromise" in its noun version: "an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions." They need to understand that the other side uses the verb version:
Accept standards that are lower than is desirable.

Weaken (a reputation or principle) by accepting standards that are lower than is desirable.
"commercial pressures could compromise safety"
synonyms: undermine, weaken, damage, harm; More

Bring into disrepute or danger by indiscreet, foolish, or reckless behavior.