Yes , we did believe that and I thought our struggles with racism would end in a generation, how wrong I was. We may even see a state’s rights agenda that may try to reestablish some form of segregation. Unbelievable , yet now possible. Lots of folks never got over school desegregation in 1954 and later the civil rights legislation.
Joseph, A Paul Krugman opinion in the NYT connects with your comment.
Paul Krugman, opinion NYT about Republican Party and extremism
“And because G.O.P. extremism is fed by resentment against the very things that, as I see it, truly make America great — our diversity, our tolerance for difference — it cannot be appeased or compromised with. It can only be defeated.”
Same here, “the very things that make America great,” are on the chopping block. Now thanks to the MAGAts who have made a joke of What has made America great.
The heart or the politics? The heart works with a little play, but yes, isn’t the political broken, but maybe repairable? I’m trying to have hope. Trying.
Krugman wonders why the G.O.P. has become an extremist, anti-democratic party. He looks to history for precedents, and he settles on the KKK of the 1920s (as explained in Linda Gordon's 2017 book, "The Second Coming of the KKK: The Klu Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition") as being most similar in genesis: "a "politics of resentment" driven by the backlash of white, rural and small-town Americans against a changing nation. The K.K.K. hated immigrants and “urban elites”; it was characterized by “suspicion of science” and “a larger anti-intellectualism.”
Thanks Irene. We cannot allow our country to stay in reverse gear. Unpacking SCOTUS is not only desirable , but essential. We need a Democratic Party majority but not with those such as Manchin and Sinema. Meanwhile , we are waiting and waiting for DOJ to do what needs to be done. Where are the indictments of the White House ring of traitors?
We need a government that works for ordinary American in the 21st century. People buy a house in their preferred location, then they remodel it to meet how a family lives today. Our government could use some remodeling. 13-15 judges on the Supreme Court would be better than 9. Nine is a small number whose majority has been manipulated to be the best court money can buy. Anyone who thinks the current group has not been bought is foolish and naive.
Yes. I sometimes think our Republican friends have become successful by believing that how they win is of lesser and lesser importance. Method success protects the achieved evil that comes to be believed good as so many of US say it is so with convincing rhetoric. A cautionary fable perchance for those of us fighting for the lost cause, the perfect, and the idea locked up in the soundproof room where our ideology is applauded.
Now, that was the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius, if I remember rightly. We thought we'd changed the world forever.
Yes , we did believe that and I thought our struggles with racism would end in a generation, how wrong I was. We may even see a state’s rights agenda that may try to reestablish some form of segregation. Unbelievable , yet now possible. Lots of folks never got over school desegregation in 1954 and later the civil rights legislation.
Joseph, A Paul Krugman opinion in the NYT connects with your comment.
Paul Krugman, opinion NYT about Republican Party and extremism
“And because G.O.P. extremism is fed by resentment against the very things that, as I see it, truly make America great — our diversity, our tolerance for difference — it cannot be appeased or compromised with. It can only be defeated.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/27/opinion/republicans-extreme-abortion.html?referringSource=articleShare
I agree! but the heart icon would not take my 'vote', so I'm typing my support
Same here, “the very things that make America great,” are on the chopping block. Now thanks to the MAGAts who have made a joke of What has made America great.
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It does seem to be broken. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
The heart or the politics? The heart works with a little play, but yes, isn’t the political broken, but maybe repairable? I’m trying to have hope. Trying.
The heart, and it worked for yours! Hope floats!
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Krugman wonders why the G.O.P. has become an extremist, anti-democratic party. He looks to history for precedents, and he settles on the KKK of the 1920s (as explained in Linda Gordon's 2017 book, "The Second Coming of the KKK: The Klu Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition") as being most similar in genesis: "a "politics of resentment" driven by the backlash of white, rural and small-town Americans against a changing nation. The K.K.K. hated immigrants and “urban elites”; it was characterized by “suspicion of science” and “a larger anti-intellectualism.”
Thanks Irene. We cannot allow our country to stay in reverse gear. Unpacking SCOTUS is not only desirable , but essential. We need a Democratic Party majority but not with those such as Manchin and Sinema. Meanwhile , we are waiting and waiting for DOJ to do what needs to be done. Where are the indictments of the White House ring of traitors?
We need a government that works for ordinary American in the 21st century. People buy a house in their preferred location, then they remodel it to meet how a family lives today. Our government could use some remodeling. 13-15 judges on the Supreme Court would be better than 9. Nine is a small number whose majority has been manipulated to be the best court money can buy. Anyone who thinks the current group has not been bought is foolish and naive.
We are all asking those questions. “When?” And more worrisome “how and IF?”
The same ugliness keeps raising its head. Evil NEVER goes away, it just slinks out of sight for a while.
Yes. I sometimes think our Republican friends have become successful by believing that how they win is of lesser and lesser importance. Method success protects the achieved evil that comes to be believed good as so many of US say it is so with convincing rhetoric. A cautionary fable perchance for those of us fighting for the lost cause, the perfect, and the idea locked up in the soundproof room where our ideology is applauded.