repugs do not want a discussion or a compromise. They don’t even want to “win,” in any traditional political sense of that word. They want to vent anger over their lives—their personal problems, their haunted sense of inferiority, and their fears about social status—on other Americans, as vehemently as possible, even to the point of violence.
The MAGA movement isn’t interested in politics, or policies, or compromises. It is interested in destruction and seeing others made as miserable as its followers are.We have moved into a new and frightening era in American politics and governance, one when radicals intent on a revolution and craving major disruption will be not just a vocal minority but potentially dominating a governing body. We cannot risk the full consequences of that brutal reality.
The consequences of a repug takeover of the House—if it happens—will be stark and visible soon enough to all Americans. In fact, repugs have already made their intentions quite clear:
“Key House Republicans” plan to hold the U.S. economy hostage with the threat of a catastrophic default to try to force cuts to Social Security and Medicare — https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/entitlement-spending-cap-plans-linked-by-gop-to-debt-limit-deal
Their stated goal is eliminate them and ACA, while raising taxes on the lower and middle classes.
repugs do not want a discussion or a compromise. They don’t even want to “win,” in any traditional political sense of that word. They want to vent anger over their lives—their personal problems, their haunted sense of inferiority, and their fears about social status—on other Americans, as vehemently as possible, even to the point of violence.
The MAGA movement isn’t interested in politics, or policies, or compromises. It is interested in destruction and seeing others made as miserable as its followers are.We have moved into a new and frightening era in American politics and governance, one when radicals intent on a revolution and craving major disruption will be not just a vocal minority but potentially dominating a governing body. We cannot risk the full consequences of that brutal reality.
The consequences of a repug takeover of the House—if it happens—will be stark and visible soon enough to all Americans. In fact, repugs have already made their intentions quite clear:
“Key House Republicans” plan to hold the U.S. economy hostage with the threat of a catastrophic default to try to force cuts to Social Security and Medicare — https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/entitlement-spending-cap-plans-linked-by-gop-to-debt-limit-deal
Their stated goal is eliminate them and ACA, while raising taxes on the lower and middle classes.