Marjorie Taylor Greene is at it again
Why this is important…
This is an example of over reach by an extremist. But in the current Republican Party this is more main stream then not. It is more important to attack the messenger then to discuss the message.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the Democratic Equivalent of MTG…
But listen to her rhetoric. Her views are well formed and respectful of her opponent. She often has expressed her disdain of attacks against her, she continues to maintain her professionalism. Her manner is unrelenting, but her arguments provide insight into potential further discussion.
MTG is just plain a pit-bull. Head down and brutal in her attacks. Her discussion does nothing to advance the debate and everything to divide our nation.
Republicans are about Labels
Their approach is to label opposing people and ideas in negative terms. All the while many republicans do little to advance alternatives. The terms liberal, socialism and now WOKE paint opponents as extremist when in truth the most dangerous extremists are getting elected as republicans.
It wasn’t Democrats who excited a mob to attack the capital on January 6th. It isn’t Democrats calling for strict restrictions on abortion or limiting what is available in school libraries. Republicans with a super majority in Florida are restricting speech in schools and public forums.
While democrats may disagree with conservative ideas and dismiss those ideas as unworkable, they do not attack the right to express those ideas. This is true around the country.
Gun Control…
The republican solution to mass shootings in this country, is to provide armed guards in schools. If I was a minority student, with a very real concern that the police my view an innocent statement as a slight. I would not want an armed police officer making a snap decision that my movement was putting his life in danger.
This same police officer is also, now not required to take sensitivity training because sensitivity training is too WOKE…
Gun rights is the one right which republicans consider important. Even though the 2nd Amendment begins starts with a “Well regulated Militia…” Sure sounds to me like the founding fathers felt like there needed to be some rules around arms.
Other rights…
People making decisions about how they live their life. Republicans around the country are attacking life choices that effect only the lives of the ones making the decision. All the while they claim they want the government out of their lives.
The truth is they want to regulate the lives of others, to protect the wealth of their supporters.
Joe Biden announces he is running for President.
Inflation is an issue. It hurts the democratic electorate much more then the affluent republicans. Fixing the economy is not a simple fix. Biden inherited an economy which was losing jobs. Due to the pandemic consumption of energy was reduced. Our capitalistic model responded with reduced supply.
As Biden took office, the country was in the process of coming out of the pandemic and with it increased consumption. The supply couldn’t handle the consumption. Government does not regulate prices, so to reduce supply the energy companies increased prices.
I wish the democrats could find a stronger younger candidate. It pains me to say this. I believe Biden has done a good job as president. He truly inherited an economy that was on the verge of collapse. In four years the job market has continually approved.
But inflation continues to be a problem. As a senior it hurts, but I recognize fixing the economy is not easy.
Donald Trump and other republicans are not the answer…
History shows us that Obama also inherited an economy in recession. In eight years, the economy turned around and by the time Trump became president our economy was strong.
It was the policies and events during the Trump presidency that created the weak economy inherited by Biden. Trump throughout the pandemic, blamed Obama for the severity of the pandemic. The pandemic occurred 3 years into his presidency, but Donald Trump didn’t have the foresight to strengthen our pandemic plan.
So the depth of the pandemic was not a republican or a democratic problem. It was a capitalism problem. Planning requires pre-expense. Capitalism works in just in time expense. Hence, socialism works better when planning for future events.
So again…
As long as extremist such as Marjorie Taylor Greene are considered mainstream republicans. Until most republicans are more concerned with issues and not defining democrats as WOKE radical liberal socialists.
I will not vote for a republican.
At that point the message will again become more important then the messenger.
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