Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumElizabeth Warren Blames Mitch McConnell Corruption For Endless Gun Massacres
From the article:
We have a Congress that is beholden to the gun industry, Warren said. And unless were willing to address that head-on and roll back the filibuster, were not going to get anything done on guns.
To read more:
https://www.politicususa.com/2019/09/12/elizabeth-warren-blames-mitch-mcconnell-corruption-for-endless-gun-massacres.html
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
EndGOPPropaganda
(1,117 posts)The Koches donate to the NRA because gun identity politics gets votes for Republican billionaires.
That's the story. Good for Liz.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Guns, like abortion and racism, are trigger issues for the GOP base.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Ohiogal
(32,196 posts)ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!
And how refreshing is it to hear it said out loud!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)and would make a great President.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
pangaia
(24,324 posts)THEY are the ones responsible for the destruction of america.. not trump... THEY are running him.... ssshhh...
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Hastert, with the "Hastert rule", laid the foundation because that rule demanded that nothing would pass Congress unless it could be passed by GOP votes alone. It was the beginning of GOP obstructionism and the GOP's one Party philosophy.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DrToast
(6,414 posts)I know Im critical of her a lot so its only fair to give her credit when I believe shes right.
The filibuster is a disaster. Actually the Senate is a disaster, but were probably not getting rid of that anytime soon.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)A booming economy is reassuring and liberalizing; secure people are kinder and more generous.
McConnell and company had absolutely no intention of allowing Americans to feel good after Obama's election. They couldn't keep the economy from recovering altogether from the Great Recession, but they were able to impede recovery, including quashing job and wage growth, with a goal of getting control of the presidency back after one temr When that failed, McConnell just continued his plan for another 4 years.
And if course it included other ways of making Americans unhappy, including smiling with satisfaction at growing problems, which they could all blame on Democrats. Including gun violence and increasing RW extremism.
I agree with Warren. Her statement is as correct as anything that simple can be.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)The GOP was happy with literally trillions in quantitative easing, which is economics-speak for corporate welfare involving the Federal Reserve buying toxic assets from the biggest banks. But helping actual working Americans was never in the GOP plan.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)the 99% to keep them worried and increasingly protectively conservative, that their own donor class isn't hurt.
When the already corrupt white man's party realized they had to integrate or lose power forever to the demographic progression, they chose a very dangerous and destructive third path, and that includes nurturing resentments and convictions of victimization. And disarming the right is not part of this plan.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)And you perfectly summarized GOP philosophy from 1965 to the present day.
And part of the scheme is to create a false narrative of what life was actually like for the vast majority of people in the US prior to 1965.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)is of course is a standard fascist tactic.
How fascism works: A Yale philosopher on fascism, truth, and Donald Trump
https://www.vox.com/2018/9/19/17847110/how-fascism-works-donald-trump-jason-stanley
I grabbed that when was looking for but didn't find a concise list I saw not long ago of standard tools in the fascistic tool chest that Republicans are using, creating divisions and hostility between groups, embedding corruption, destroying norms, encouraging violence, demonizing opponents, persecuting groups on behalf of their red in tooth and claw base, etc.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)And to divide, of course, we need an enemy. It might be a religious difference, or linguistic, or proximity. Or even something as superficial as skin coloration.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)about how Democrats are the cause of everything wrong, even imaginary things.
I understand that simply engaging in pissing matches doesn't help anyone, but seems that there are enough times when we can push back forcefully.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)will never pursue such a narrative.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden