I think there is something to how you describe the backgrounds of some MAGA folks. But please let me add on to it. First, the MAGA crowd is funded by some very rich Oligarchs who have stirred up residual anger within MAGAs who think they are being replaced. And they ARE being outnumbered - by the natural process of a nation becoming more…
I think there is something to how you describe the backgrounds of some MAGA folks. But please let me add on to it. First, the MAGA crowd is funded by some very rich Oligarchs who have stirred up residual anger within MAGAs who think they are being replaced. And they ARE being outnumbered - by the natural process of a nation becoming more and more diverse. That anger is funded and fueled by the Kochs, Mercers, Thiels, etc. Our MAGA folks are tools for them. They have effectively employed them as pathetic puppets.
I view diversity as a healthy thing. New blood, new energy. It's an American tradition and we are all here because of it. A healthy America would welcome those who would come here, work hard and pay taxes. A frightened and bigoted America would demonize the immigrant. And so it has been for centuries. The truth is we are desperate for more workers. This is not a zero sum game. I say increase immigration!
And I am a fan of the impact of epigenetics or something close to it. Combine that with early childhood indoctrination of bigotry, fear and hate of the other and the results are huge swaths of America who live in a psychology passed down from one generation to the next. Hatred as if it were a religious tenet. Bigotry as dogma. Fear in the DNA.
And consider that millions have grown up embedded with religious "unreality". If you can believe in a vengeful magic man in the sky (a white god that is yours alone) you can believe that the Democrats are evil and out to destroy you.
This Democrat does not want to destroy you, Mr. MAGA. We want you to have a good job, a good home, good health and plenty of food on the table for your family. We want your kids to have a level playing field for education. And when those kids are adults, we would prefer that they not have to deal with the devastating effects of Climate Change. Yeah, Mr. MAGA, we want your kids to have adequate supplies of potable water and not have to worry about wildfires consuming their homes, etc.
And Mr. MAGA, despite our concerns about how your genetically altered kids might vote, we want them to participate easily in every election with the faith that it will be an election with integrity - with every vote counted with no interference.
Yes, the American oligarchs who prefer ‘their’ dictator/puppet to democracy! No regulations, don’t tread on me, today’s Carnegie robber barons who have lowered capitalist greed to a new nadir!
"I view diversity as a healthy thing. New blood, new energy." I agree completely, Bill. I have long believed that immigration is vital to the U.S. economy, especially in terms of entrepreneurship and innovation.
I think there is something to how you describe the backgrounds of some MAGA folks. But please let me add on to it. First, the MAGA crowd is funded by some very rich Oligarchs who have stirred up residual anger within MAGAs who think they are being replaced. And they ARE being outnumbered - by the natural process of a nation becoming more and more diverse. That anger is funded and fueled by the Kochs, Mercers, Thiels, etc. Our MAGA folks are tools for them. They have effectively employed them as pathetic puppets.
I view diversity as a healthy thing. New blood, new energy. It's an American tradition and we are all here because of it. A healthy America would welcome those who would come here, work hard and pay taxes. A frightened and bigoted America would demonize the immigrant. And so it has been for centuries. The truth is we are desperate for more workers. This is not a zero sum game. I say increase immigration!
And I am a fan of the impact of epigenetics or something close to it. Combine that with early childhood indoctrination of bigotry, fear and hate of the other and the results are huge swaths of America who live in a psychology passed down from one generation to the next. Hatred as if it were a religious tenet. Bigotry as dogma. Fear in the DNA.
And consider that millions have grown up embedded with religious "unreality". If you can believe in a vengeful magic man in the sky (a white god that is yours alone) you can believe that the Democrats are evil and out to destroy you.
This Democrat does not want to destroy you, Mr. MAGA. We want you to have a good job, a good home, good health and plenty of food on the table for your family. We want your kids to have a level playing field for education. And when those kids are adults, we would prefer that they not have to deal with the devastating effects of Climate Change. Yeah, Mr. MAGA, we want your kids to have adequate supplies of potable water and not have to worry about wildfires consuming their homes, etc.
And Mr. MAGA, despite our concerns about how your genetically altered kids might vote, we want them to participate easily in every election with the faith that it will be an election with integrity - with every vote counted with no interference.
Yes, the American oligarchs who prefer ‘their’ dictator/puppet to democracy! No regulations, don’t tread on me, today’s Carnegie robber barons who have lowered capitalist greed to a new nadir!
"I view diversity as a healthy thing. New blood, new energy." I agree completely, Bill. I have long believed that immigration is vital to the U.S. economy, especially in terms of entrepreneurship and innovation.
Bravo!