blungld said:
Is there really a person on the board who still thinks this administration is innocent and that it is all fake news? That this is the way government should be run? That this is making America great? And that you support the President?
Or, more importantly, is there anyone on this board who held those views who can now see how their own beliefs and partisanship were used against them. Things will not get better if those who are manipulated are unable to see and admit when they are manipulated so it doesn't happen again.
Liberals and Conservatives need to come together and clean up this mess. We can't cling to the propaganda narratives of Libtards, etc. We can't let wedge issues like gay marriage, abortion, and gun control be used to distract from the REAL problem: money in politics. We can't let any politician be beholden to money, lobby, or favor over serving constituents. We need comprehensive campaign, ethics, and election reform and to vote for politicians who see public service as an honor rather than a means to wealth or success in the private sector. The public good and NOT corporate profit needs to drive the system. Republicans and Democrats alike need a huge wake up call.
I don't think we will be able to move forward until we see this as a problem of the Republican Party. Both-sideism will just lead to more of the gridlocked same and the eventual end of America as a beacon of freedom. Sure, Republicans and Democrats disagree on policy, but only the Republican Party has moved away from the norms of democracy and instituted corruption across government.
I am talking about the one-sided bias in their media, the criminalization of politics going back to Newt Gingrich, the extensive gerrymandering, the voter suppression, the denial of an Obama Supreme Court Justice, the acceptance across the GOP of a President who is not defending us from Russia, and finally, the unprecedented levels of corruption in the Trump Administration.
I don't expect Republicans to agree with my assessment above. I am not asking them to agree with me. I am sure they can find examples of Democrats doing almost everything I have outlined above, the difference being a few one-offs vs. a pervasive and comprehensive strategy. I simply believe America will be saved because Republicans will die off and the next generation(s) will destroy them at the polls until they become a pro-democracy organization again. The kids aren't having it.
