My dad was in Vietnam. He is now 76 and was recently diagnosed with an incredibly rare type of cancer that is a direct result of contact with agent orange.
This is certainly no attack on what you think.
It’s too late, when we die, to admit we don’t see eye-to-eye.
I don't remember being touched. Must have been at work that day.
To me the Trump Travesty (as it should be known going forward) was very telling for many republicans. It outed their true character and reinforced what many suspected all along, that racism and corruption to the level of treason runs rampant through their ranks. Many who were previously republican and could see it for what it was, and who weren't actually racist or corrupt, found themselves fully disenfranchised (I think of my dad here, who feels like no one represents him now in American politics) and it really polarized the party and solidified many as exactly what what was suspected all along. It was telling in a way not many events in American history has exposed one party or the other since the obvious cluster-**** of the civil war era. I do not know where they can go from here. It is also very disturbing how tight a hold Trumpism has on the rank and file, who are so completely blinded by everything that it is truly terrifying to think about. The fact that we had a true insurrection and full-on assault against our very political structure simply brushed aside with little to no accountability speaks volumes for how far we have fallen. At the risk of being maudlin, is this what it felt like in the waning days of the Roman empire?
Do you understand what "cherry-picking" means in this context?
I think it began under Newt where he worked to vilify the "other side." He passed out terminology that Republicans had to use or else face blowback from his own party. However, this is something new. What's Cheney's crime? Is it refusing to demonize Democrats the way Newt wanted? Is it for voting for liberal legislation? Or is it for refusing to go along with Trump's insurrection?
Yeah, it was Newt who wrote the "Contract With America" and if I remember correctly he published it in the TV Guide, which I think was one of the most widely subscribed to magazines in the U.S. at the time. He changed the rules of the game. It started this new era of us not having two parties that don't always agree with each other and work to move things in their desired direction while always keeping the best interest of the U.S. as the primary concern to an us vs them battle of good vs evil.
The Democratic Party itself frequently presents as progressive in my opinion. The premise of the video holds water. I think we could agree that the Dems talk a big game but consistently find a way to under-deliver. There are two conservative parties in the US. One is obviously worse but the other is kinda trash too.
In sports terminology, she plays too much for the name on the back of the jersey and not enough for the name on the front. Many teams have cut ties with many players for that same "crime".
Which is odd as she's voted for Trump's proposals more than many of his stronger supporters, but it's about what's said, not about the actions.
