Coming February 6, 2024 . . .
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Democrats need to remember that Republicans no longer believe in democracy
As noted by former Republican David Jolly on MSNBC
Former Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) on Tuesday roundly rejected the idea that there’s currently “a fight for the soul of the party” between moderate Republicans and sycophants of ex-President Donald Trump.
“There is nothing left of this Republican Party other than a party that’s able to embrace and to elevate an undemocratic, anti-republic theme that somehow we can engage in a fraud on the American people as long as it supports our guy winning an election,” Jolly told MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace during a discussion about GOP support of Trump’s election lies.
“Every election is so important but it does make the next presidential election so important because is that part of the Republican platform?” he asked. “And do we now live in a two-party America where only one supports a true democratic republic or not?”
Republicans are the greatest threat to democracy in the United States of America.
Comments
From the WaPo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/06/its-up-voters-rebuke-republicans-who-embrace-big-lie/
by rmrd0000 on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 9:04am
ALSO FROM THE WAPO:
Politics, op-eds, partisanship, go figure.
by artappraiser on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 12:14pm
from Amanda Carpenter, Columnist @BulwarkOnline Republicans for Voting Rights Director. Gaslighting America author. You might see me on CNN:
by artappraiser on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 2:38pm
Is there anything we don't know here?
Who's this post and comment for?
by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 10:16am
A call to jihad? We should kill them all?
by artappraiser on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 11:52am
Hey wait, I vaguely recall:
isn't there a bunch of related outfits called like The Lincoln Project who have been doing this for quite some time and raised a ton of money doing it?
(note actual HuffPo headline " Former Republican Congressman Debunks A Modern Myth About The GOP “There is nothing left of this Republican Party,” David Jolly said." AS IF HE IS THE FIRST ONE. Mr. Johnny-come-lately-Jolly did you like hear about Jeff Flake's book?)
by artappraiser on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 12:09pm
Uh, Lincoln Project was marketing in a presidential campaign/general election, specifically pushing issue/position branding to increase perceived party differentiation, change party preference (i e. Hey, Republicans - it's safe to switch identity now that your old tribe is acting nuts and your nw inviting tribe is tolerable!) Why would someone in blog comments be pushing such marketing message one by one after the fact? I can show up at the Convention Hall a week later and listen to the echoes, but what's the point exactly? Or are we being lobbied to switch our positions from left leaning centrist-progressives to new-and-imoroved left-leaning centrist-progressives? Or are there some lurking Republicans to convert that i didn't notice?
by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 11:09pm
I don't get what you are saying. They are still very active and clearly focused on purging all the damage that Trumpism and Trump populism did to the GOP. I don't see a single instance of them lauding Joe Biden's initiatives or promoting the Democratic party's policies. What I see them doing is attacking all that they think ruined the GOP, including a heavy emphasis on "#DemocracyvsAutocracy", the foiling of stupid voting recounts and voting law changes and investigation of Jan. 6. Lots of patriotism memes as well, with anything related to Trump as being traitorous rather than patriotic.
by artappraiser on Thu, 07/08/2021 - 12:46am
1) I don't see them as "very active" right now, but maybe I missed it? Think I'm subscribed to a couple Twitter accts
2) yes, I overstated with "change identity" - they could just vote against Trump & get on with building an alternative party structure going back to conservative & ethical values
3) but I also don't see who rmrd's writing to that doesn't know all the basics of how far the Republican Party has fallen - the rah rah rah stuff is incongruous. I've got a continuing Trump Scandals thread that daily adds more meat to the GOP corruption, and both of us continue to post various GOP corruption, disruption & stonewalling efforts - yes, some of these new efforts may be worthy of comment, but a generic "Republicans are enemy of America" (which if we're taling about Jan 6 adherents is factually true - McConnell interference & breaking the rules in the Senate comes close - but for rank & file it becomes an unhelpful generalization that detracts from converting those still with a bit of reason & sanity, or figuring out why the Dems haven't been more attractive themselves - real or perceived, as you wish.)
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 07/08/2021 - 5:35am
Why am I not surprised that our current president chooses a different message on topic?
In particular I would like to point out the words: it falls on all of us
by artappraiser on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 2:32pm
pssst a reminder to those not given to political agitprop, there are still other kind of Republicans out there besides Trumpies.
They might even be heading corporations that are now happy to sell wokeness with their products, or even be among the 100's of GOP donors who strongly acknowledge support for voting rights and against the Jan. 6 big lie, threatening stopping donations.
Make no mistake, though, at the same time they also might still believe in stuff like as little taxation and as little federal spending as possible, small government, and trickle down economics, privatization wherever possible. and stopping as many government "handouts" as possible.
They like a stable system of voting because they like a stable democratic country with RULE OF LAW, not continually shifting laws, just that simple. So that one can conduct business in a predictable environment.. Oh and a hint: like most people, they don't like rioting or looting, whatever the reason, and do like to see people punished for crime (other than evading taxation, that is.) Generally, the whole Reagnite kit and caboodle.
by artappraiser on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 10:57pm
Here's just one story that appears to counter your headline/narrative:
by artappraiser on Mon, 07/12/2021 - 3:43pm