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I deal in the realm of politics with some considerable frequency, so there’s not much that truly surprises me anymore- especially when it comes to the dark side of public life. While my decidedly left-leaning bias shouldn’t come as a particular shock to anyone, I’m not one to brand Conservatives as uniformly bad and Liberals as unfailingly good. I understand there are aspects of good and evil on both sides, though I abhor the ridiculously unsupportable “Both sides do it!!” attempt at establishing false equivalence. My bias aside, I don’t think it’s a stretch to hold that, when it comes to evil and bad intentions, Republicans are the ones far more likely to do what it takes to win by any means necessary.
It doesn’t take a Ph.D. in Political Science to understand that the GOP has devolved into the party of “NO!!,” devoted to massaging the ignorance, prejudices, and fears of the lowest common denominators even as they figuratively fellate the 1% who bankroll their campaign war chests. The idea that Republicans, despite their considerable impassioned declarations, actually care for everyday Americans beyond the need for their votes every two or four years is ludicrous. All one need do is to examine policies Republicans advocate for and their penchant for the politics of personal destruction to understand that it’s not about what’s best for America and Americans. Never has been. Never will be.
I could allow this to devolve into a rant on the evil, intolerant, and self-interested nativism of Republicans…but the words and actions of the GOP speak for themselves. What I’d really like to know is what Republicans are FOR; what do they support besides their own self-interest and self-aggrandizement? It’s easy to know what they oppose because their modus operandi is to elucidate what they’re against in no uncertain terms. The problem is that it’s tough to move forward when you’re expending the bulk of your energy and political capital on opposing virtually everything.
I’d really, truly be interested in finding out what sorts of positive policy initiatives Republicans are for…because from where I sit, it sure seems as if they’ve long since stopped caring. Or trying.
