But I have to raise at least one eyebrow at one of the last paragraphs. “How did we get into this mess? It was all very predictable…We…moved so far to the left that it was inevitable that one day we would move off the charts to the right, leaving the country ripe for a dictator. “
So, when we move too far to the left, that’s the fault of people on the left.
And also, when we move too far to the right, that is somehow ALSO the fault of people on the left.
Are folks on the right ever expected to take responsibility for their decisions?
The country did move a little bit to the left for a while. Not a lot. Not nearly as far as plenty of other successful democracies around the world.
Now the pendulum has swung ridiculously, dangerously far in the other direction, any and all progress has been erased and reversed.
Not moving to the Left. Just a reflection of the many thoughts and ideas any group of people have in any nation allowing for free expression and ideas. Some foolish, some wacky, some really not good, but this is no reason to elect a tyrant who can't stop at it.
Your piece has some excellent points, but I object to calling out women & minorities for not doing enough. For years I have been part of the local groups that work hard to counter 47's excesses and those groups are overwhelmingly middle aged (or older) women. In fact last night 40+ (almost all women) of us crowded into meeting rooms at the downtown CRRL to make signs for the April 5 protests happening all over the country. Both populations (women & minorities) have been at the front and center of numerous battles for equality and basic rights taken for granted by white men for centuries. If fewer are stepping forward now it may be due to justifiable fear of being targeted, or just plain exhaustion. You would do better to stir your fellow white men to help take up the charge than to scold those who have been in the fray for so very, very long.
Related to that, I am sincerely grateful whenever I see a white male stepping up to help, including in your piece, even with my other objection which is to your conclusion, that we " just sit by and watch as a man who declared bankruptcy six times leads us down the road to financial ruin, attempts to steal foreign lands and makes us an all-white, all-male America again."
Seriously? This is where you left us? I think you were being wry, I hope you were being wry. But I much prefer to take as my mantra and inspiration the 25+ hour speech from Senator Cory Booker who showed amazing skill, fortitude and love of country over that extended period. He reminds us that "The power of the people is greater than the people in power" and that is the message I wish you had concluded with.
There is a reason. He hates people. And shows it in every way. Middle Class voters put him back in now there are droves of Middle Class out of work unable to make car payments and house mortgages and family support because of it. Democrats need to get serious about running an electable candidate to see these foolish tariffs go and prices become affordable for the average consumer. The worst is yet to come.
Not yet. Though to use an analogy that a farmer can appreciate, the field has been cleared, the soil tilled, and the seed planted.
Now we wait to see if it bears fruit. I'd say the most telling sign will be not what you, I, or folks like Mary B say about these actions; but rather those who you do not name.
All Republicans.
All Christians who think Christianity has more to do with the New Testament beatitudes rather than the Old Testament commandments found in Leviticus. All conservatives (old style meaning, not klan members) who value trust, honor, rule of law, sound return on investment, math, science, reality. Who understand a commitment to service. Ms. B mentioned Senator Booker's speech last night, I caught the very end of it. Where he too was pleading with those people to remember who we are as a nation, and join us in repudiating these actions.
We know they see it, same as we do. Time and again, we see Republicans retire from Congress, or dismissed from service - and then they openly say what we all know - how unfit, unsound, dishonest these actions are. Whether they be Romneys, McCain, Kelly, or Mattis.
But they don't say anything while in power, because it is political suicide in their party. Because no one holds local Republicans to account.
Don't demand it of Trump or Elon. Demand it of Durant, Wittman, Diggs, Vanuch, or any other local Republican who chooses to associate with such a party.
Because if they and their constituents do not choose to openly join us in rejecting these actions, I fear that the answer to your question will be an unequivocal "yes" (though I'm also sure that there will be many people who will choose to pretend otherwise - some may even be editors....).
So in answer to your question, I'd say - "Not yet, but we're getting there...." and it's a damn shame.
Donnie complains about exactly what Biden did with EO's, yet he can't see it. The TDS is so rampant in Donnie, that all he can do is rant and foam at the mouth.
Dictator? No, Donald Trump is our President and Donnie, Mary, Nancy, and Leo made sure he was elected as such, by their leftist extremism. I'm loving it!
Overall a good column.
But I have to raise at least one eyebrow at one of the last paragraphs. “How did we get into this mess? It was all very predictable…We…moved so far to the left that it was inevitable that one day we would move off the charts to the right, leaving the country ripe for a dictator. “
So, when we move too far to the left, that’s the fault of people on the left.
And also, when we move too far to the right, that is somehow ALSO the fault of people on the left.
Are folks on the right ever expected to take responsibility for their decisions?
The country did move a little bit to the left for a while. Not a lot. Not nearly as far as plenty of other successful democracies around the world.
Now the pendulum has swung ridiculously, dangerously far in the other direction, any and all progress has been erased and reversed.
Not moving to the Left. Just a reflection of the many thoughts and ideas any group of people have in any nation allowing for free expression and ideas. Some foolish, some wacky, some really not good, but this is no reason to elect a tyrant who can't stop at it.
Your piece has some excellent points, but I object to calling out women & minorities for not doing enough. For years I have been part of the local groups that work hard to counter 47's excesses and those groups are overwhelmingly middle aged (or older) women. In fact last night 40+ (almost all women) of us crowded into meeting rooms at the downtown CRRL to make signs for the April 5 protests happening all over the country. Both populations (women & minorities) have been at the front and center of numerous battles for equality and basic rights taken for granted by white men for centuries. If fewer are stepping forward now it may be due to justifiable fear of being targeted, or just plain exhaustion. You would do better to stir your fellow white men to help take up the charge than to scold those who have been in the fray for so very, very long.
Related to that, I am sincerely grateful whenever I see a white male stepping up to help, including in your piece, even with my other objection which is to your conclusion, that we " just sit by and watch as a man who declared bankruptcy six times leads us down the road to financial ruin, attempts to steal foreign lands and makes us an all-white, all-male America again."
Seriously? This is where you left us? I think you were being wry, I hope you were being wry. But I much prefer to take as my mantra and inspiration the 25+ hour speech from Senator Cory Booker who showed amazing skill, fortitude and love of country over that extended period. He reminds us that "The power of the people is greater than the people in power" and that is the message I wish you had concluded with.
You had us until you got to the all white, all male part. Confront your own hatreds. Leadership denial does not prove a point.
Could you provide more information on local plans for the April 5 protests.
Thanks
Here you go
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/767319/
There is a reason. He hates people. And shows it in every way. Middle Class voters put him back in now there are droves of Middle Class out of work unable to make car payments and house mortgages and family support because of it. Democrats need to get serious about running an electable candidate to see these foolish tariffs go and prices become affordable for the average consumer. The worst is yet to come.
Are we a dictatorship?
Not yet. Though to use an analogy that a farmer can appreciate, the field has been cleared, the soil tilled, and the seed planted.
Now we wait to see if it bears fruit. I'd say the most telling sign will be not what you, I, or folks like Mary B say about these actions; but rather those who you do not name.
All Republicans.
All Christians who think Christianity has more to do with the New Testament beatitudes rather than the Old Testament commandments found in Leviticus. All conservatives (old style meaning, not klan members) who value trust, honor, rule of law, sound return on investment, math, science, reality. Who understand a commitment to service. Ms. B mentioned Senator Booker's speech last night, I caught the very end of it. Where he too was pleading with those people to remember who we are as a nation, and join us in repudiating these actions.
We know they see it, same as we do. Time and again, we see Republicans retire from Congress, or dismissed from service - and then they openly say what we all know - how unfit, unsound, dishonest these actions are. Whether they be Romneys, McCain, Kelly, or Mattis.
But they don't say anything while in power, because it is political suicide in their party. Because no one holds local Republicans to account.
Don't demand it of Trump or Elon. Demand it of Durant, Wittman, Diggs, Vanuch, or any other local Republican who chooses to associate with such a party.
Because if they and their constituents do not choose to openly join us in rejecting these actions, I fear that the answer to your question will be an unequivocal "yes" (though I'm also sure that there will be many people who will choose to pretend otherwise - some may even be editors....).
So in answer to your question, I'd say - "Not yet, but we're getting there...." and it's a damn shame.
Donnie complains about exactly what Biden did with EO's, yet he can't see it. The TDS is so rampant in Donnie, that all he can do is rant and foam at the mouth.
Dictator? No, Donald Trump is our President and Donnie, Mary, Nancy, and Leo made sure he was elected as such, by their leftist extremism. I'm loving it!
Blinded by partisan politics. Hang in there. It will get much worse. Can we ask you a year from now?
Sure & I'll ask you. But I do agree; there are few as blinded by partisan politics (ideology) as Donnie.