Today's Republican's peddle only hate. It's who and what they are.
Once upon a time, a long, long time ago in a country called America, Republicans were a legitimate political party. They had ideas with which we Dems disagreed. But we were able to discuss with them the differences in our ideologies.
Then, Richard Nixon, desperate to win the presidency, decided to stir up the hate and resentment that still existed in much of the South. So he decided to win a whole region of the country by openly endorsing the diseases of white supremacy and hatred. The poison he poured into American democracy was called the "Southern Strategy." It worked. Republicans have been using it ever since, and it has spread far beyond the South.
Then, less than a decade later, we ended up with an idiot president who had a combination of charisma, ignorance, and a concept of a world from somewhere in the dark ages. It was, of course, Ronald Reagan, and he mindlessly advanced the creation of the modern Republican Party. In short, this mentally deficient, grade B actor, "gifted" us the beginning of the end of American democracy.
Sorry if I'm being condescending here, but I believe that a vast number of human beings don't/can't think or reason. Republicans understand this far better than we do. Democrats have always, and still do, believe in the "goodness" of humanity. We believe that most humans possess humility, empathy, intelligence, and a sense of justice and fairness.
No one could have predicted the monster that now inhabits the White House. He was an accident of history. He is a creature with zero empathy, zero intelligence, zero knowledge of any of the realities of planet Earth, and a mindless lump of clay that doesn't care about the human beings with whom he shares the world. He cares about nothing or anyone but himself and his momentary wants, needs, whims and demented fantasies.
He is indeed, an ugly example of humanity. But what's even worse, is that the entire Republican Party, their elected officials, and many of their voters, are following him into the hell he's creating. Many of the politicians are doing so out of fear of losing their seats. And far too many of his voters are, imo, people who would readily drink Kool-Aid if they were told to do so.
Lasting damage to democracy is being caused by the Republican Party. They have nothing positive to offer humanity. So, in order to remain in power, they peddle hate. They have nothing else to sell. This is who they are. This is what they have sown. And it is what they are now reaping. Unfortunately, we are all living in the midst of the destruction they have forced upon us. They need to be removed from office, shunned, forgotten and treated as a disease that can never again be permitted to infect humanity.
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