Democrat bashing is playing into Trumpism.
I am not saying Dems don't do wrong.
-- we all do.
I am not saying we ought not criticize.
I am saying there is ever so much more to
vociferously criticize done by these current
Republican office holders, from which are
coming ever more oppressive existential
throat tightening. While that is the case,
why give them your added support by putting
down the opposing party, from which we need
more members voted in to have any chance
to counter the miscreants? Better to show all
the support we can for the Dems who are doing
what we need from them, or trying to, encourage
such behavior. No one is perfect (certainly not AI)
We all get things wrong. Concentrate on when they
get the good things done.
Gov't officials at all levels exist who are doing
all they legally can to correct, solve, fight back
courageously, sometimes are jailed, beaten,
killed. How dare you berate "Democrats"
wholesale. Sure, point out specific incidents
of bad behavior, not forgetting to understand
where the greater dangers lie. Just be sure to
also thank, congratulate, empathize with all
these public servants working above and beyond
for our benefit.
The people in public office were voted in by
the majority of people who voted in their
elections.
What EXACTLY do you want those terrible
Democrats to do? How do you want them to
do that? What are you willing to do to make
that happen?
The Medicaid work requirement says to me:
Medicaid exists to provide health insurance for
employees working for those who do not provide
health insurance, or high enough wages for the
medical needs of their employees.
What are you doing but virtue signaling
by trying to make people feel bad for not
restricting their thoughts to your parameters?
Why would we want to be ruled by tech bros,
fixated in their sophomoric college ideations?
It occurs to me that the MAGA hatred of
immigrants might derive from feeling that these
hard-working, long-suffering, yet still willing and
polite, people are making them look bad,
evincing all the Christian virtues
Donald Trump was elected because Elon Musk
and other billionaire tech bros invested major
fortunes into disinformation campaigns on
airwaves, social media, wherever low information voters
(people doing their best to live their lives, without time
for politics) can be shown: "This Is What's Happening"
as if it were
Children left to their own devices
How do they learn to survive,
as thriving human beings
or do they let AI
set their scene?
this is how we communicate effectively
with the disappointing Dems -- elect the
people we want
blaming "Democrats" a large and diverse
group, is no better than blaming:
gays, the poor, people of color, men, women,
children, the old, teens, social media, ...
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