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In reply to the discussion: The "extreme left" didn't give us Trump. The path to hell was paved by [View all]ProfessorPlum
(11,251 posts)But I think if racism were really the thing, we'd have had president Pat Buchanan back in the 90s. Or president Zell Miller. Or heck, why not President David Duke, if that's really the thing that draws votes.
Look, there are a lot of reasons why Agent Orange is sitting in the WH today, and plenty of blame to go around. But the argument being made here is that Republicans keep breaking the law, keep aggressively fighting against citizens' rights, keep behaving in ways that should be punishable. And the Democrats, over and over again, (and of course this is an over generalization) keep letting them do it, and don't punish them, and don't direct the anger of the mass of people that they so richly deserve towards them. Instead, they let the GOP direct popular anger against Democrats, and liberals, and good and kind people who would work for a better world for us all.
There is a reason why IOKIYOR exists as an idea. All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. And the GOP is evil, and the Democrats are good men and women who have done a lot of nothing over the last 40 years. And here we are, at the triumph of evil. So, let's collectively (including our elected party officials) start doing something. That is what the OP is advocating for.