Republican-Teahadists don’t understand civility, diplomacy, reason or pay attention to facts
My daughter pointed out that perhaps I was being too harsh in my approach, not diplomatic enough, very outspoken and if that was the way I wanted to come across, that is fine but that she thought that I could not get my point across that way.
Of course, I agree with her on that point but there are circumstances and times when you have to draw a line in the sand…you must do this in order to defend what little territory you have left, whatever small amount of dignity and self respect you are left with. This we must do under duress and extreme situations.
I explained to my daughter that at this point; I have nothing left to lose…like Janis Joplin said in her song: “freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose” and in my case what else could society and Republicans in particular take away from me at this point? My Social Security, my Medicare, my freedom of speech, my right to vote, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion or freedom from religion as is my case? The answer of course is all of the above.
I further explained that I don’t think that this business of being civil and meeting Republicans half way is working out for the majority of Americans. I don’t think that our President is aware that giving in to their demands, compromising on issues and negotiating with Teahadist-Republicans doesn’t work.
It is precisely for those reasons that the GOP right wing fanatics have become so emboldened, so in your face, so arrogant and it shows that they don’t understand reason, facts or logic…the right wing fanatics that have taken over the Republican party (one that had an askew ideology to begin with) will not sit down to negotiate, will not compromise and least of all do what is right for the country or for the American people.
I think that Republican-Teahadists grossly misinterpret our desire to get along, to be civil and tolerant…they see us doing this and believe that we are giving in, we are succumbing to their insistence, to their ideas and that their point of view is prevailing. Nothing could be further from the truth of course, but these right-wing fanatics will continue to do it as long as we continue to allow it. That is why I think that perhaps we could be a lot more combative, more in your face, more explicit in our opposition and stronger in our resolve…we have seen that reason and logic don’t work so we have to adopt a different approach…and I suggest that total rejection, ridicule, calling them out on their lies the minute they say them, be proactive, be on the offense constantly and we will see them retreating.
And amazingly, with the behavior and tactics that can only be classified as sabotage and treason, they have blocked any and all efforts to turn the economy around…because Republicans figured that if the American people are miserable and enduring hard economic times they will turn around and vote Republican…
They are forgetting something here…a lot of the voters are easily misled and gullible that is a fact…but then there is a significant part of our population that is well informed and on to the antics of the Republican politicians…they will never vote Republican.
And if you add in another factor: that the Republicans have repudiated all minorities, then you may have a very solid opposition that will take them to the cleaners come next election; particularly if they continue to obstruct and delay legislation in the next two years as they have done in the last two.
Lastly, the Republicans are acting as if they had no part on creating the mess we are in. There too the American public is not going to let them off the hook. At least folks like myself will remind them every day of their miserable lives that they got us into this mess and are not doing anything to correct it…just the opposite, and then on top of that they want to benefit the richest of the very rich by extending tax cuts…honestly, these assholes have a lot of gall.
SO – WE MUST BE ON THE OFFENSIVE, WE HAVE TO BE COMBATIVE, IN YOUR FACE - IF WE WANT TO AVOID ANY MORE REPUBLICAN-TEAHADIST INSANITY.
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