Very grateful for your voice of reason and analysis that is predicated upon history, facts, and evidence Heather. I am horrified by the loss of life and suffering by mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters who reject violence and extremism, regardless of the latitude and longitude of where they were born. At a time in which the world shoul…
Very grateful for your voice of reason and analysis that is predicated upon history, facts, and evidence Heather. I am horrified by the loss of life and suffering by mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters who reject violence and extremism, regardless of the latitude and longitude of where they were born. At a time in which the world should be coming together to address climate, authoritarian criminals, and conflict, we are readily divided.
And the chaos the fringe extremists in the GOP continue to inflict weakens America and diminishes our diplomatic and economic standing worldwide.
There are many of us who realize the chaos let alone worldly dysfunctional factions is all part of the script. Here it’s the B plan of the coup and autocrats running far too many shows world wide.
That we have a competent president and his team at our helm is comforting. What’s ahead undoubtably is a rough road .
But ARE they “fringe” extremists? I see little evidence, from the core body of the party, objecting to the many examples of lies and lawlessness within its ranks. Instead, members have chosen to close ranks around these “fringe” extremists with the canned message of “nothing to see here, folks” sweetened with the counterpoint of: “Good lord look at how old Biden is.” Accessories to murder, ALL of them, attempting a fatal blow to democracy. The exceptions, such as Chaney and Kinzinger, are too few to salvage any repug credibility.
From my perspective they generally represent the outside edge of low-information voters who want to burn it all down, into Congress or State/Local government due to gerrymandering, voter suppression, and apathy.
George, it reminds me of the message given for generations to poor whites that it is shameful to be “on the dole”. Then, when they are angry because of their self-imposed conditions, there told that it’s all the present government’s (Democrat’s) fault.
I do believe there is a great deal of what I consider to be generational/geographic economic despair. The anger and frustration is real, however, to your point -the GOP, Fox News, and others repeatedly tell them "it's not your fault -immigrants/refugees are taking all the best jobs, the Democratic party is giving them your hard-earned pay..." etc. If people really understood Reagan/Trump/GOP "Trickle-down" economics -the GOP would be hard-pressed to ever receive more than 15% of the vote, even in heavily gerrymandered districts.
George, very well stated. Thank you. It’s scary how easily people can be manipulated to vote against their best interests as long as they perceive that, by doing so, the “stick it to the <…>”
President Lyndon B. Johnson: "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."
Very grateful for your voice of reason and analysis that is predicated upon history, facts, and evidence Heather. I am horrified by the loss of life and suffering by mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters who reject violence and extremism, regardless of the latitude and longitude of where they were born. At a time in which the world should be coming together to address climate, authoritarian criminals, and conflict, we are readily divided.
And the chaos the fringe extremists in the GOP continue to inflict weakens America and diminishes our diplomatic and economic standing worldwide.
Thank you George, well stated.
There are many of us who realize the chaos let alone worldly dysfunctional factions is all part of the script. Here it’s the B plan of the coup and autocrats running far too many shows world wide.
That we have a competent president and his team at our helm is comforting. What’s ahead undoubtably is a rough road .
May the Force Be With Them
But ARE they “fringe” extremists? I see little evidence, from the core body of the party, objecting to the many examples of lies and lawlessness within its ranks. Instead, members have chosen to close ranks around these “fringe” extremists with the canned message of “nothing to see here, folks” sweetened with the counterpoint of: “Good lord look at how old Biden is.” Accessories to murder, ALL of them, attempting a fatal blow to democracy. The exceptions, such as Chaney and Kinzinger, are too few to salvage any repug credibility.
From my perspective they generally represent the outside edge of low-information voters who want to burn it all down, into Congress or State/Local government due to gerrymandering, voter suppression, and apathy.
George, it reminds me of the message given for generations to poor whites that it is shameful to be “on the dole”. Then, when they are angry because of their self-imposed conditions, there told that it’s all the present government’s (Democrat’s) fault.
I do believe there is a great deal of what I consider to be generational/geographic economic despair. The anger and frustration is real, however, to your point -the GOP, Fox News, and others repeatedly tell them "it's not your fault -immigrants/refugees are taking all the best jobs, the Democratic party is giving them your hard-earned pay..." etc. If people really understood Reagan/Trump/GOP "Trickle-down" economics -the GOP would be hard-pressed to ever receive more than 15% of the vote, even in heavily gerrymandered districts.
George, very well stated. Thank you. It’s scary how easily people can be manipulated to vote against their best interests as long as they perceive that, by doing so, the “stick it to the <…>”
President Lyndon B. Johnson: "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."
K, exactly. This is one of my favorite quotes.