I've been noodling about a way to use the term attaque à outrance in conversation for years but being a generally horrible antiquated idea, I never found an appropriate moment to use it! I think this is the perfect time. With some minor adaptations of Tea Party tactics, attaque à outrance seems to be the default approach of the moment. No enemy trench left secure, no place where an attack in force is uncalled for when the undeniable facts support action. There's plenty of truth to concerns regarding our national humiliation so there's no need to obfuscate the reality of this mess. Consistent activist protest coupled with unyielding political pressure at every level tied to a refusal to yield ground when the cause is just. We will make working allies who share common cause recognizing there is a greater enemy even than guns versus gun control, abortion versus choice, nor any singular social items apart from equality and justice for all based on our basic guiding principles.
Of course, once victory is achieved we have to work towards a better resolution than the Treaty of Versailles. Perhaps some understanding that we're all in this together could actually come from this. We'll know we've met some of our goals when Jack isn't angry and confused about where the faults lay.
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