Fair statement. I don't have the energy to address all of your points (nor do I disagree with some of them), but here are a few comments (in order).
I think if we were together we would before too long move past the commonly discussed issues to the one which, I believe, underlies all of them, namely, ending or at least diluting the domina…
Fair statement. I don't have the energy to address all of your points (nor do I disagree with some of them), but here are a few comments (in order).
I think if we were together we would before too long move past the commonly discussed issues to the one which, I believe, underlies all of them, namely, ending or at least diluting the dominance (overt and covert) by "the elite". I've had that experience with other thinking people on the right. In my opinion, most of the other issues are created by the elite to distract and separate all of us.
Pretending that the other issues are important . . . The reason that I do not have a party affiliation is that I feel both sides - equally - have failed to give the issues much thought. I see almost no one offering solutions (the exception for me being Robert Reich). I don't think many of us fully understand the issues because the words from the supposed experts are superficial and often devolve to the ad hominem. I think Biden is genuinely trying to offer solutions on some issues, but he is so different from his party (not to mention the right) that I don't hold out much hope for him, even if he wins in 2024. I put no stock in the attempts to portray him as criminal or incompetent: Americans always destroy whoever is on top at the moment. (Besides, there is still no evidence.)
By giving the politicians (fed and state) a "short half life", you show more regard for them than I have. I hate that we have to show them so much attention. I blame the press for that.
I would love it if we got to the point where we are debating the third trimester. Right now, we're stuck in the 6-week debate, which I consider mean and ludicrous. I also believe too much of the abortion debate is really about attitudes toward women. I know that's so for me.
I too don't like the DNC's relationship with minorities. Unfortunately, the right is no better. This is one of the many instances where the two-party system, where the parties pretend to be at war but are actually aligned, fails. The minorities have no real political friends, but then neither did the minorities (mostly immigrants) who went before.
Describing Trump as a man of "centrist policies" is down right silly. As a historian and student of the Third Reich, I for one take seriously Trump's promises to create a dictatorship (aligning with the dictators already in power), to use federal agencies to effect his desires for revenge, to back white (and Christian) supremacy, and to financially enhance the elite to the detriment of the rest of us.
Though we will never agree, I have enjoyed our discussion. Discussions in our tone of voice are way too rare.
Fair statement. I don't have the energy to address all of your points (nor do I disagree with some of them), but here are a few comments (in order).
I think if we were together we would before too long move past the commonly discussed issues to the one which, I believe, underlies all of them, namely, ending or at least diluting the dominance (overt and covert) by "the elite". I've had that experience with other thinking people on the right. In my opinion, most of the other issues are created by the elite to distract and separate all of us.
Pretending that the other issues are important . . . The reason that I do not have a party affiliation is that I feel both sides - equally - have failed to give the issues much thought. I see almost no one offering solutions (the exception for me being Robert Reich). I don't think many of us fully understand the issues because the words from the supposed experts are superficial and often devolve to the ad hominem. I think Biden is genuinely trying to offer solutions on some issues, but he is so different from his party (not to mention the right) that I don't hold out much hope for him, even if he wins in 2024. I put no stock in the attempts to portray him as criminal or incompetent: Americans always destroy whoever is on top at the moment. (Besides, there is still no evidence.)
By giving the politicians (fed and state) a "short half life", you show more regard for them than I have. I hate that we have to show them so much attention. I blame the press for that.
I would love it if we got to the point where we are debating the third trimester. Right now, we're stuck in the 6-week debate, which I consider mean and ludicrous. I also believe too much of the abortion debate is really about attitudes toward women. I know that's so for me.
I too don't like the DNC's relationship with minorities. Unfortunately, the right is no better. This is one of the many instances where the two-party system, where the parties pretend to be at war but are actually aligned, fails. The minorities have no real political friends, but then neither did the minorities (mostly immigrants) who went before.
Describing Trump as a man of "centrist policies" is down right silly. As a historian and student of the Third Reich, I for one take seriously Trump's promises to create a dictatorship (aligning with the dictators already in power), to use federal agencies to effect his desires for revenge, to back white (and Christian) supremacy, and to financially enhance the elite to the detriment of the rest of us.
Though we will never agree, I have enjoyed our discussion. Discussions in our tone of voice are way too rare.