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| Why Democrats are not an Overwhelming Majority is Unfathomable |
At the risk of becoming the target of wrath I will put this thought out there.
There is a strong possibility that republicans will come out ahead in the midterms. Or at least have a showing that will give them the appearance of having a mandate.
The tragic flaw of democracy lies in the fact that it can become paralyzed when there is no longer a clear majority, or perhaps...when the majority is no longer clear. When it takes so little to tip the scale.
If the scale tips to the right and republicans take control of the Senate and have a strong hand in the House we may be facing years of vengeful attempts to thwart any and every democratic proposal, or worse, a slew of congressional committees with a mission to impeach and overthrow democrats and the work of the January 6th Committee. Or worse, a twice impeached, criminal, traitorous, incompetent, sociopathic, narcissistic ex-president running for president in 2024.
If these things happen, we will all, to one degree or another, deserve what we get. And the Democrats will share in the blame. Democratic candidates and leadership have been, as is their habit, way too nice.
Always on the defensive, rarely on the offensive. Practically silent on the issue of the economy - an issue on which they could have aggressively and legitimately taken the upper hand. And there are the many accomplishments of the Biden Administration that they could have spotlighted.
And the Dems could have more aggressively pointed to the obvious hypocrisy of the republican governors and elected officials taking credit for the dollars their states received thanks to Biden and the Democrats who passed the funding bills - bills the republicans opposed and voted against.
And most of all, the angry, ignorant, misinformed supporters of the republican party candidates will deserve what they get: a fascist, far right, christian nationalist, conspiracy-driven, hate mongering, election-denying, anti-everything republican party running/ruining the country and pulling out the rug from under them.
It may take years, but when their path of destruction becomes undeniable by their own constituents, when the degree of suffering and misery they cause becomes intolerable, maybe then those that supported them for whatever selfish, conspiratorial, religious, libertarian and anti-government reasons will finally be forced to admit that the republican party is a complete and utter failure and a clear danger to democracy and our country. But that may be optimistic.
Hopefully by then it won’t be too late to fix things. But that, too, may be optimistic.
So long as the republicans are influencing public policy to any degree or should I say dismantling government, we need to brace ourselves — especially LGBTQs and women and those dependent on Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid and the poor and the sick and indigenous peoples and blacks and latinos, and educators and librarians and doctors and nurses and health care workers and hospitals and so many others.
And I don't understand why we are not in the clear majority. (Can someone enlighten me?)
Yes, brace yourself. It will be a bumpy ride.
Prepare for the ride ahead.
Prepare to endure some suffering.
Prepare to endure much misery.
And prepare to resist.
3 comments:
It is indeed a battleground for the soul of America.
Why are Dems not in the majority? Afghanistan, the economy, and a lot of aggressive Republican scare-mongering. see the Gallup stats on party identification: https://news.gallup.com/poll/388781/political-party-preferences-shifted-greatly-during-2021.aspx
The last month or two I have seen plenty of pop-up ads online by Republicans. But not one - not one! - by Democrats. Why is there no get-out-the-vote drive from the DNC?
I feel no guilt - I voted, and I've preached and preached on my blog for years about all this stuff. But as someone has said, Republicans fall in line; Democrats fall in love. And I'm afraid the Dems are just not feeling it this year. Mr. Biden is a good man, though flawed - and he's not a great motivator. Last week's speech made all the right points - but there was nothing to lift people out of their seats and fire them up.
The Republicans, though, are great at doing just that.
The Dems are like that sexy guy you tricked with, who seemed to like you back. But then he stood you up for a second date, and never replied to your phone calls or emails. Who knows why.
Well, as someone else has said, people generally get the government they deserve. This old man has done all he can do - all that's left is prayer and hope now . . . hope that I don't live to see a fascist dictatorship in America.
What Russ said.
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