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Trump and His Corrupt Old Party
For Republicans, there is no bottom.
By Paul Krugman at the NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/opinion/trump-republicans-corruption.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
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On the other side, its notable that with few exceptions even Republicans who are leaving or have left office still refuse to criticize Trump. There has been a wave of Republicans announcing retirements from the House, and theres little question that some of these politicians are leaving because theyre disgusted with serving this administration. Yet almost none have said so explicitly, even though they wont be facing any more primaries. What keeps them in line?
The answer is, follow the money.
What, after all, do retired officials do for a living? Many become lobbyists, and in an era of extreme polarization that means lobbying their own party. Being honest about why you quit would be bad for future business.
Beyond that, the modern U.S. right contains many institutions Fox News and other media, right-wing think tanks, and others that offer sinecures to former officials. However, this wing-nut welfare which has no counterpart on the left is available only to those who continue to toe the line.
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applegrove
(118,807 posts)KPN
(15,662 posts)applegrove
(118,807 posts)poor with no chance very easy if you opt out of the cult. They are copying Mexico. They had 1/3 rich and 2/3 poor not too long ago. It is not capitalism. It is a command economy mixed with Fascism.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)And it's not just Trump that's getting me there. They treated Obama like shit, tried to "other" him into being a foreign-born Muslim while trying to screw his presidency.
applegrove
(118,807 posts)states rights. Piety and freedom. They don't get that the leadership have corrupted their own dam selves into the worst kind of people and are bringing them along.