Republicans have been repeating this line since the Clinton Administration (at least).
Historically, the actual elected representatives would be going on network news and having “debates” that merely implied it, while hatchetfolks like Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity made the claim explicit. But now the Kool-aid vendors have become the Kool-aid drinkers. Trump’s as saturated in this propaganda as anyone else in the party. So he’s just saying the quiet part out loud, because its what the conservative Boomer/Millennial base has been indoctrinated into believing.
I mentioned at work, when the conversation turned to the shutdown and the blame was firmly placed on democrats, that both chambers of the legislature and the executive branch are controlled by the same party. And of course o got push back that it’s all because the democrats wouldn’t compromise. And it just feeds like I’m continually slamming my head into a wall when talking to these regular everyday people. The propaganda is so pervasive, it feels like, what even is the point? How do we break our coworkers/family/friends/etc out of the lock? That is the part that I don’t understand.
“Why would democrats compromise when the Republican regime is ending healthcare for millions just so a few billionaires can pay even less in taxes than they already do? Don’t you think rural communities should have access to hospitals?”
Ironically, the Dems are refusing compromise largely to protect Republican constituents. This is one of our best opportunities to remove the wool from their eyes. Try to find a way to break through if you can.
Republicans have been repeating this line since the Clinton Administration (at least).
Historically, the actual elected representatives would be going on network news and having “debates” that merely implied it, while hatchetfolks like Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity made the claim explicit. But now the Kool-aid vendors have become the Kool-aid drinkers. Trump’s as saturated in this propaganda as anyone else in the party. So he’s just saying the quiet part out loud, because its what the conservative Boomer/Millennial base has been indoctrinated into believing.
I mentioned at work, when the conversation turned to the shutdown and the blame was firmly placed on democrats, that both chambers of the legislature and the executive branch are controlled by the same party. And of course o got push back that it’s all because the democrats wouldn’t compromise. And it just feeds like I’m continually slamming my head into a wall when talking to these regular everyday people. The propaganda is so pervasive, it feels like, what even is the point? How do we break our coworkers/family/friends/etc out of the lock? That is the part that I don’t understand.
“Why would democrats compromise when the Republican regime is ending healthcare for millions just so a few billionaires can pay even less in taxes than they already do? Don’t you think rural communities should have access to hospitals?”
Ironically, the Dems are refusing compromise largely to protect Republican constituents. This is one of our best opportunities to remove the wool from their eyes. Try to find a way to break through if you can.
You don’t.
War is politics when all other means of discourse have failed.