I voted for President Obama in 2008 and 2012 because I thought he was the best person for the job. I am voting for Bernie Sanders for the same reason. It will take a revolution to defeat the forces of exploitation and oppression and restore the middle class. Let us start by rejecting the scapegoating and by reaffirming our commitment to the four freedoms Franklin Roosevelt articulated so many years ago: That we should have to start by reaffirming our belief in something as basic and American as the four freedoms is a very sad commentary on our society but that is where we are at right now! If Hillary Clinton really believes her incremental steps will do the job she is functioning under a false assumption. The Republicans will not compromise with her or any Democratic President. There will be no give and take only take, and every concession made to them will be a capitulation yielding nothing of value for the people of this country! Still, I would have voted for Hillary if she had been nominated in 2008, and I will vote for her if she is nominated now! The stakes in this election are too high to do anything else! We must overcome the racism (institutional and otherwise), and we must rebuild a system that will once more reward the hard work of the many rather than trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of the powerful few. If we have to vote for Hillary we damn well better hedge you bets by voting for Congressmen and Senators who will hold her accountable and block her from going back on her word!
Saturday, March 19, 2016
The Race And Race
Today I recommend “Fear And Loathing” by Purposely Polemic, which is a diary entry on Daily Kos. It was written by an African American lady who describes the increasing instances of racial animus she has encountered as Donald Trump's campaign has progressed and become more violent in language and tone. What this lady is experiencing is truly frightening and should stir the conscience of everyone who has a conscience. But it is not just Trump we should fear or oppose; our concern should go much deeper because he is the product of a strategy the GOP has been employing for the last twenty years. As I pointed out in a comment I left for the author:
The GOP’s southern strategy included racism, but it was not confined to the south. The bottom wrunger syndrome is a very handy tool the Republican demagogues have been using everywhere to scapegoat others for the failure of the Republican Party's deregulation and trickle down policies. This scapegoating became more blatant with the onset of Bush's recession and the election of President Obama, and Trump has now taken it to a level that is even scaring many Republicans. The problem is that the atmosphere the GOP created leaves the Republicans with no way out. Trump is scary, but – the most viable alternative to him -- Ted, the Canadian Texas turd, Cruz is a retrograde McCarthyite-Bircher and every bit as frightening as Trump is.
I voted for President Obama in 2008 and 2012 because I thought he was the best person for the job. I am voting for Bernie Sanders for the same reason. It will take a revolution to defeat the forces of exploitation and oppression and restore the middle class. Let us start by rejecting the scapegoating and by reaffirming our commitment to the four freedoms Franklin Roosevelt articulated so many years ago: That we should have to start by reaffirming our belief in something as basic and American as the four freedoms is a very sad commentary on our society but that is where we are at right now! If Hillary Clinton really believes her incremental steps will do the job she is functioning under a false assumption. The Republicans will not compromise with her or any Democratic President. There will be no give and take only take, and every concession made to them will be a capitulation yielding nothing of value for the people of this country! Still, I would have voted for Hillary if she had been nominated in 2008, and I will vote for her if she is nominated now! The stakes in this election are too high to do anything else! We must overcome the racism (institutional and otherwise), and we must rebuild a system that will once more reward the hard work of the many rather than trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of the powerful few. If we have to vote for Hillary we damn well better hedge you bets by voting for Congressmen and Senators who will hold her accountable and block her from going back on her word!
I voted for President Obama in 2008 and 2012 because I thought he was the best person for the job. I am voting for Bernie Sanders for the same reason. It will take a revolution to defeat the forces of exploitation and oppression and restore the middle class. Let us start by rejecting the scapegoating and by reaffirming our commitment to the four freedoms Franklin Roosevelt articulated so many years ago: That we should have to start by reaffirming our belief in something as basic and American as the four freedoms is a very sad commentary on our society but that is where we are at right now! If Hillary Clinton really believes her incremental steps will do the job she is functioning under a false assumption. The Republicans will not compromise with her or any Democratic President. There will be no give and take only take, and every concession made to them will be a capitulation yielding nothing of value for the people of this country! Still, I would have voted for Hillary if she had been nominated in 2008, and I will vote for her if she is nominated now! The stakes in this election are too high to do anything else! We must overcome the racism (institutional and otherwise), and we must rebuild a system that will once more reward the hard work of the many rather than trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of the powerful few. If we have to vote for Hillary we damn well better hedge you bets by voting for Congressmen and Senators who will hold her accountable and block her from going back on her word!
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