I'm sorry for the many #USPol posts recently. I'm just getting caught up on what's been happening.
I do my best to give people I don't agree with politically the benefit of the doubt, and remind myself of the many times I realized what seemed like an obvious political position to me was not obvious at all once you learned more about the situation. I also think our current president is using shock doctrine tactics, which means most of what he's doing is intended to frighten and demoralize as many people as possible so that he has the space to do whatever it is he actually wants to do. You don't need to stare at that and you're probably better off not ("rationing reality", as they say, because too much is harmful).
What changed my mind and led me to pay closer attention is the blatantly unconstitutional nature of what Musk in particular is doing, combined with the lack of response of almost the entire Democratic party. It's absolutely staggering. The moment demands a response, and the party's lack of response demands a response. If the building they were in caught fire and they responded this way, they'd burn to death! This is not just a difference in political positions; it's blatantly unconstitutional behavior unfolding daily with no tangible resistance.
Anyway, I don't intend to become a politics poster, largely because I don't have the temperament for it. After the initial flare-up my ire is directed at elected officials, where it belongs, and I look for things I can do outside the electoral system that might help.
#USPol #DemocraticParty
I do my best to give people I don't agree with politically the benefit of the doubt, and remind myself of the many times I realized what seemed like an obvious political position to me was not obvious at all once you learned more about the situation. I also think our current president is using shock doctrine tactics, which means most of what he's doing is intended to frighten and demoralize as many people as possible so that he has the space to do whatever it is he actually wants to do. You don't need to stare at that and you're probably better off not ("rationing reality", as they say, because too much is harmful).
What changed my mind and led me to pay closer attention is the blatantly unconstitutional nature of what Musk in particular is doing, combined with the lack of response of almost the entire Democratic party. It's absolutely staggering. The moment demands a response, and the party's lack of response demands a response. If the building they were in caught fire and they responded this way, they'd burn to death! This is not just a difference in political positions; it's blatantly unconstitutional behavior unfolding daily with no tangible resistance.
Anyway, I don't intend to become a politics poster, largely because I don't have the temperament for it. After the initial flare-up my ire is directed at elected officials, where it belongs, and I look for things I can do outside the electoral system that might help.
#USPol #DemocraticParty
