And you know those good times that conservatives say they want to go back to? Those times when a blue collar worker could earn enough to buy a house, pay the mortgage, support a stay-at-home-wife and family, and then send those kids to college? That’s the society that those decades of democrat control led to. That’s what another 60 years of democrat dominated congress could lead to again. In fact, a huge blow out election like that may be the only thing that can save, not only this nation, but maybe even the whole world, if it’s not too late already.
When exactly was America truly great? When it was founded on the back of slavery? When it expanded with a ruthless genocide of the Native Americans? When it had to have a Civil War to demand that slavery be abolished? When it ignored the emancipation of slaves, and adopted Jom Crow laws? When corporations were allowed to exploit its workers with low pay, dangerous work environments, child labor, and no protections? When companies hired goons to murder their activist employees for standing up for, and organizing their workers? When America was booming after WWII, and corporate America still exploited and discriminated against minorities and women? When it had a draft for the corporate war in Vietnam? When it assassinated great leaders with the potential to do great things in the future like MLK and RFK? When it re-wrote the tax code in 1974 to bake in Trickle Down economics, and cause the biggest shift of money from the middle class to the wealthy in history, which continues to this day? When Reagan fought his illegal war in Central America, selling weapons to our bitterest enemy to fund it, and giving protection to gun/drug smugglers, who flooded America with cheap cocaine, launching the crack cocaine scourge? When Regan repealed the Fairness Doctrine, allowing the Conservative Propaganda Machine to grow unchecked for decades? When the Republican party stole the 2000 election, and the Dems allowed it?
And now we’ve reached the point where a triumvirate of 2 foreign Sociopathic Oligarchs, and the most prolific traitor in American history have joined to treat America as a fat, weak, lazy target to be exploited as ruthlessly as possible.
So when exactly were we fulfilling the dreams of the Founding Fathers? When were we ever truly great?
When did I say anything about America being great or fulfilling the dreams of the founding fathers? I suggested that a democrat blow out could re-make America so that working people could live lives that don’t focus on surviving until their next paycheck and maybe, just maybe, we could take steps to try and limit ourselves to living in a 3C world since the 2C ship has sailed.
And you know those good times that conservatives say they want to go back to? Those times when a blue collar worker could earn enough to buy a house, pay the mortgage, support a stay-at-home-wife and family, and then send those kids to college? That’s the society that those decades of democrat control led to. That’s what another 60 years of democrat dominated congress could lead to again. In fact, a huge blow out election like that may be the only thing that can save, not only this nation, but maybe even the whole world, if it’s not too late already.
I think they were talking about the 1880’s as being the time when America was “great.”
When exactly was America truly great? When it was founded on the back of slavery? When it expanded with a ruthless genocide of the Native Americans? When it had to have a Civil War to demand that slavery be abolished? When it ignored the emancipation of slaves, and adopted Jom Crow laws? When corporations were allowed to exploit its workers with low pay, dangerous work environments, child labor, and no protections? When companies hired goons to murder their activist employees for standing up for, and organizing their workers? When America was booming after WWII, and corporate America still exploited and discriminated against minorities and women? When it had a draft for the corporate war in Vietnam? When it assassinated great leaders with the potential to do great things in the future like MLK and RFK? When it re-wrote the tax code in 1974 to bake in Trickle Down economics, and cause the biggest shift of money from the middle class to the wealthy in history, which continues to this day? When Reagan fought his illegal war in Central America, selling weapons to our bitterest enemy to fund it, and giving protection to gun/drug smugglers, who flooded America with cheap cocaine, launching the crack cocaine scourge? When Regan repealed the Fairness Doctrine, allowing the Conservative Propaganda Machine to grow unchecked for decades? When the Republican party stole the 2000 election, and the Dems allowed it?
And now we’ve reached the point where a triumvirate of 2 foreign Sociopathic Oligarchs, and the most prolific traitor in American history have joined to treat America as a fat, weak, lazy target to be exploited as ruthlessly as possible.
So when exactly were we fulfilling the dreams of the Founding Fathers? When were we ever truly great?
When did I say anything about America being great or fulfilling the dreams of the founding fathers? I suggested that a democrat blow out could re-make America so that working people could live lives that don’t focus on surviving until their next paycheck and maybe, just maybe, we could take steps to try and limit ourselves to living in a 3C world since the 2C ship has sailed.
I wasn’t criticizing your excellent post at all, just expanding on the false assumption that all MAGAs start with, even making it their name.
We may care for our country, but we have a problematic history that should be acknowledged, not covered up.
Ah, I misunderstood. My apologies.
S’cool.
A big part of the problem is that plenty of Republicans would answer some or all of your pointed questions with an unironic “yes.”