I agree with your assessment. But I'm left to wonder: Can this country be saved? Is it *worth* saving? I honestly don't know, and it makes me heartsick.
I think that much of the Republican base today is very nihilistic. If they can't destroy their enemies, they're perfectly happy destroying the country itself. Think about how much they mirror the Germans who stuck with Hitler to the bitter end and the poor white non-slave owners who fought on behalf of the Confederacy. They had little to begin with and nothing left to lose, but were still willing to stick with the person who was their avenging angel against the people they hate. If the coronavirus does the trick, that's ok as well.
Rather than trying to accommodate people who see us as the ultimate enemy, we need to call these people out as who they truly are - destroyers of America and enemies of democracy. No matter what happens with COVID-19 and Dump, we must fight these folks as aggressively as we are fighting the pandemic if we want to save the Republic.
I agree with your view, but disagree with the somewhat misleading chart. 1) When dealing with exponential growth, one should use a logarithmic chart, not a linear one; and, 2) the growth in daily cases for the US is due to the increasing testing (finally). I'm just a tech nerd, so such things matter to me more than they should.
I'm sad to say that you're probably right. Republicans don't mind seeing the virus decimate New York and other large cities. I see on Facebook people still attack Schumer and pelosi for trying to get a proper aid package through. I thought that maybe it was educational issues but I think it's more evil than that. sadly it is a cult
No mention of right wing media outlets? I believe they bear an outsized portion of the responsibility. I wholeheartedly agree with the claim that the republican voter will continue to be the problem, however, this is unlikely to change while Fox News et al, tirelessly pump their fascist propaganda into the airwaves.
Thank you!
I agree with your assessment. But I'm left to wonder: Can this country be saved? Is it *worth* saving? I honestly don't know, and it makes me heartsick.
Where are you on this?
thank you for your work // it's so necessary // about to tell people about it in our newsletter
I think that much of the Republican base today is very nihilistic. If they can't destroy their enemies, they're perfectly happy destroying the country itself. Think about how much they mirror the Germans who stuck with Hitler to the bitter end and the poor white non-slave owners who fought on behalf of the Confederacy. They had little to begin with and nothing left to lose, but were still willing to stick with the person who was their avenging angel against the people they hate. If the coronavirus does the trick, that's ok as well.
Rather than trying to accommodate people who see us as the ultimate enemy, we need to call these people out as who they truly are - destroyers of America and enemies of democracy. No matter what happens with COVID-19 and Dump, we must fight these folks as aggressively as we are fighting the pandemic if we want to save the Republic.
I agree with your view, but disagree with the somewhat misleading chart. 1) When dealing with exponential growth, one should use a logarithmic chart, not a linear one; and, 2) the growth in daily cases for the US is due to the increasing testing (finally). I'm just a tech nerd, so such things matter to me more than they should.
I'm sad to say that you're probably right. Republicans don't mind seeing the virus decimate New York and other large cities. I see on Facebook people still attack Schumer and pelosi for trying to get a proper aid package through. I thought that maybe it was educational issues but I think it's more evil than that. sadly it is a cult
No mention of right wing media outlets? I believe they bear an outsized portion of the responsibility. I wholeheartedly agree with the claim that the republican voter will continue to be the problem, however, this is unlikely to change while Fox News et al, tirelessly pump their fascist propaganda into the airwaves.