05-13-2023, 06:29 PM
(05-13-2023, 03:37 PM)Dill Wrote: I'm hoping democrats WON'T be just as hypocritical and underhanded. That would be a boon for "both sidesers," who'll quickly jump on the "hypocrisies" and double standards which follow with REAL instead of the usual false equivalences.
But I share your frustration that Dems often seem like deer in the headlights as Repubs do some unprecedented thing which solidifies their
power and takes the rest of us by surprise because we assume "ethical adults don't behave that way."
When people stop respecting the civil and civic ideals upon which our democracy was premised, then we should not be surprised if people consider how new rules--or laws--might address the power imbalances thereby created. That would be a far better, more dignified solution to the problem of hypocritical and underhanded behavior. We shouldn't continue accepting that behavior as the new civic normal.
It is frustrating to see Republicans accuse Democrats for the things they do themselves. Then you see it amplified by the right-wing media. And all of a sudden it becomes lore. Then Republicans laugh all the way to the ballot box
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