So Mr. Sterling says he's going to vote for the 2 republicans running for Senate in GA even though neither has spoken out, as he has, against the lying, cheating, potus. Of course what Mr. Sterling said about djt is correct. And it is also correct that if at least one of the republicans is elected to the Senate, that party will maintain control of the Senate. And that kind of thinking is the problem. With few exceptions the republican senators have not spoken out against djt and mitch Mc has been like a dictator in the Senate. I admire Mr. Sterling for his speech but I think he's dead wrong to encourage the election of the republicans to the Senate. When I heard the interview on PBS it seemed to me he was speaking out of two sides of his mouth. And Marie Griffin, I'm not so sure he risked his life. If he'd done that, I think he would have encouraged Georgians to vote for the Democratic candidates for the Senate. With the Democratic party in control of that house, something might be done to control the Citizens United stupidity, and taxes on the rich might be raised and so much more. Finally John Stoehr, I think a better word than "patricians" would be "plutocrats" .
Most rich people in America aren't wealthy because they are noble, but because, as you do say, they are greedy. That is all.
YES, the insatiable greed of the wealthy, who are puppet masters of the Congress thanks to the Citizens United decision, is the ultimate problem. BUT, what Gabriel Sterling did took great courage. He freakin' risked his life to stand up for beliefs that are clearly his own.
Trump has been prevented (so far) from overturning a valid election by a lot of "regular" Republicans who might not have registered the amoral, win-at-any-cost drift of the party, which leverages racism, Xenophobia, and anti-LGBTQI feelings to get the plebeians to play along.
Maybe they didn't want to see it, but some people are clinging to ideals they associate with the GOP. That's why so many rejected Trump but voted Republican down ballot. That's another danger, but I'd like to bask for a moment in the glimmer of light that Gabriel Sterling put into the world.
Counterpoint: Sterling is a PoS who is reaping what he sowed. He's been all in on the GOPers "voter fraud" propaganda project the last several years. And do you really think he would be this "courageous" if the death threats were against Democratic election officials? Where was Sterling when AZ Sec of State, Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, was getting death threats a couple weeks ago? I can't find him speaking out on that at the time, can you? He's only speaking out now because it's affecting him and his fellow Republicans. "Glimmer of light" lol.
So Mr. Sterling says he's going to vote for the 2 republicans running for Senate in GA even though neither has spoken out, as he has, against the lying, cheating, potus. Of course what Mr. Sterling said about djt is correct. And it is also correct that if at least one of the republicans is elected to the Senate, that party will maintain control of the Senate. And that kind of thinking is the problem. With few exceptions the republican senators have not spoken out against djt and mitch Mc has been like a dictator in the Senate. I admire Mr. Sterling for his speech but I think he's dead wrong to encourage the election of the republicans to the Senate. When I heard the interview on PBS it seemed to me he was speaking out of two sides of his mouth. And Marie Griffin, I'm not so sure he risked his life. If he'd done that, I think he would have encouraged Georgians to vote for the Democratic candidates for the Senate. With the Democratic party in control of that house, something might be done to control the Citizens United stupidity, and taxes on the rich might be raised and so much more. Finally John Stoehr, I think a better word than "patricians" would be "plutocrats" .
Most rich people in America aren't wealthy because they are noble, but because, as you do say, they are greedy. That is all.
YES, the insatiable greed of the wealthy, who are puppet masters of the Congress thanks to the Citizens United decision, is the ultimate problem. BUT, what Gabriel Sterling did took great courage. He freakin' risked his life to stand up for beliefs that are clearly his own.
Trump has been prevented (so far) from overturning a valid election by a lot of "regular" Republicans who might not have registered the amoral, win-at-any-cost drift of the party, which leverages racism, Xenophobia, and anti-LGBTQI feelings to get the plebeians to play along.
Maybe they didn't want to see it, but some people are clinging to ideals they associate with the GOP. That's why so many rejected Trump but voted Republican down ballot. That's another danger, but I'd like to bask for a moment in the glimmer of light that Gabriel Sterling put into the world.
Counterpoint: Sterling is a PoS who is reaping what he sowed. He's been all in on the GOPers "voter fraud" propaganda project the last several years. And do you really think he would be this "courageous" if the death threats were against Democratic election officials? Where was Sterling when AZ Sec of State, Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, was getting death threats a couple weeks ago? I can't find him speaking out on that at the time, can you? He's only speaking out now because it's affecting him and his fellow Republicans. "Glimmer of light" lol.
An interesting, complementary take on Mr. Sterling's tirade: https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/if-this-is-a-crisis-then-act-like
Thanks for that.