Yep, I mean a lot of us thought that the GOP was screwed for a generation after the bungling W. Bush did to the economy and the 9/11 response. Well we all know where that went.
Of course, and yet SOME effort from the Dems would not go unnoticed. Politics today is so overwhelmingly based on vibes today and to not try to influence that is political malpractice.
The Democrats messaging, as always, has been abysmal on this. They should have been hitting the airwaves since the last vote preparing public for this to happen and - rightly - putting the responsibility on the GOP who owns both sides of congress and the presidency.
If y’all aren’t familiar yet, the ‘Alt-right Playbook’ videos on Youtube explain all this really well and explain what we have to continue to deal with
I love all the hand wringing that goes on with this kind of thing. Like the filibuster too, all that fretting but as soon as it no longer serves the GOP goons they will remove it themselves.
I'm not a huge fan of my Samsun monitor either actually. There's a lot of stuff in there that I don't want or use, and most of what is in there feels pretty half-assed. Will definitely be trying another brand when it comes to replace it.
The right-wing playbook in action. It's really interesting (and evil) how their rhetoric evolved to take advantage of the weaknesses of modern liberalism. The reason we shouldn't accept their speech into just any space is because, pardon my French: it isn't on the fucking level. They're not trying to win a rational debate. They're just trying to win, through whatever means necessary including exaggerating, lying, and bullshitting.
I am probably preaching to the choir here but if any of y'all haven't gone through it, the whole right-wing playbook series on Youtube is pretty much mandatory viewing at this point and definitely made me abandon my 'we should debate them in the marketplace of ideas' stance.
She's also the 'true believer' kind of crazy. Since she comes from the Q-anon branch of the MAGA cult, that could absolutely put her at odds with Trump if she no longer sees him as a protected part of that belief system.
Fuck these rich asshats