So. Does that Dugin guy speak Russian with a Texas accent? Or is it the other way around down there in the Lone Star State when it comes to the shot callers in the party in power.
A little light reading copied form the newsletter from Heather Cox Richardson "Letters from an American" (6-18), the name of which in this instance (for me, anyway) contains a tad bit too much irony on a couple of levels to go unnoticed.
"...delegates to a convention of the Texas Republican Party today approved platform planks rejecting “the certified results of the 2020 Presidential election, and [holding] that acting President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was not legitimately elected by the people of the United States”; requiring students “to learn about the dignity of the preborn human,” including that life begins at fertilization; treating homosexuality as “an abnormal lifestyle choice”; locking the number of Supreme Court justices at 9; getting rid of the constitutional power to levy income taxes; abolishing the Federal Reserve; rejecting the Equal Rights Amendment; returning Christianity to schools and government; ending all gun safety measures; abolishing the Department of Education; arming teachers; requiring colleges to teach “free-market liberty principles”; defending capital punishment; dictating the ways in which the events at the Alamo are remembered; protecting Confederate monuments; ending gay marriage; withdrawing from the United Nations and the World Health Organization; and calling for a vote “for the people of Texas to determine whether or not the State of Texas should reassert its status as an independent nation.”"
Can hear a bit of a 'twang' in there in a couple of spots from over yonder there beyond that Ukraine place, nyet?
With apologies to all the people in Texas who do not and will not support this bullshit...
What say you, Governor Abbott? I don't think you're planning on taking a shot at POTUS. But there may be another presidential job opening in your neck of the woods, if your political comra...er, allies get what they're apparently wishing for. How's that sound to ya'? Korosho, maybe?
I only wrote about the homosexuality plank in the Texas platform, but yeah, the whole thing is nuts.
(FWIW abolishing the Dept of Education was a fairly mainstream GOP thing that was being pushed in the Reagan era; note that the Department was just over a year old when Reagan took office, being founded in 1979. Which is also part of why this whole thing feels so 1980s.)
Hi, Cathy...Nuts and then some! IDK, having read about that *platform* in the source I mentioned and a couple of other places yesterday, reading that bit about Dugin just started a couple of bells ringing. Abnormal lifestyle choice, ERA, Christianity / government, gay marriage, monuments, the Alamo (the freakin' *Alamo*, for God's sake!! Guess it's sort of important to those folks. But come on!!). And throw in secession, just for good measure.
Ain't a butterfly net big enough - or enough of 'em - for what's goin' on down there!
There is a certain brilliance to just how comprehensively awful that list is. I couldn’t come up with it. I don’t think a stupid person or group of stupid people could; although perhaps a smarter person might be able to pause and consider the real world outcomes of such a platform. It’s an assembly of people who are well prepped on the issues, very thoroughly briefed, but they’re getting their briefings from QAnon and 8chan. God help us.
At least it is a party platform. The national Republicans did not have one in 2020. Furthermore, every time I ask a Republican what was lost that a return to American greatness would recover, they never have an answer besides an indignant list of what they have been told to dislike about Biden. Now the Texas GOP has finally felt strong enough to express in writing what MAGA means.
Yeah, I had a similar thought. They really spelled it out pretty clearly, didn't they? Except, of course, for the couple of points that Alondra makes below. ;-)
Is it too late to add to the Texas R's platform? Asking cuz I don't see anything about banning birth control, and they know what God wants and doesn't want regarding human sexuality. Also, DeSantis has not ordered vax doses for the youngest kids, leaving Texas in the dust in anti-vax-ness. But I think Texas could retake the lead if they were to ban vax for kids, maybe even make it a criminal offense to vax your kids.
Probably just slipped their minds. I'm sure they know what God wants and doesn't want concerning pretty much everything regarding human behavior, period.
So, let's not encourage them by pointing out their mistakes, eh?! But then again, never mind. I was making the assumption that one of them who knows how to read might see this.
Hah, the inclusion of the battle of the Alamo is perfect. If you have ever been to the Alamo you would realize that the only reason the battle lasted so long was that the Mexican army was waiting for the Alamo defenders to come to their senses. But like modern Texans it never happens.
So. Does that Dugin guy speak Russian with a Texas accent? Or is it the other way around down there in the Lone Star State when it comes to the shot callers in the party in power.
A little light reading copied form the newsletter from Heather Cox Richardson "Letters from an American" (6-18), the name of which in this instance (for me, anyway) contains a tad bit too much irony on a couple of levels to go unnoticed.
"...delegates to a convention of the Texas Republican Party today approved platform planks rejecting “the certified results of the 2020 Presidential election, and [holding] that acting President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was not legitimately elected by the people of the United States”; requiring students “to learn about the dignity of the preborn human,” including that life begins at fertilization; treating homosexuality as “an abnormal lifestyle choice”; locking the number of Supreme Court justices at 9; getting rid of the constitutional power to levy income taxes; abolishing the Federal Reserve; rejecting the Equal Rights Amendment; returning Christianity to schools and government; ending all gun safety measures; abolishing the Department of Education; arming teachers; requiring colleges to teach “free-market liberty principles”; defending capital punishment; dictating the ways in which the events at the Alamo are remembered; protecting Confederate monuments; ending gay marriage; withdrawing from the United Nations and the World Health Organization; and calling for a vote “for the people of Texas to determine whether or not the State of Texas should reassert its status as an independent nation.”"
Can hear a bit of a 'twang' in there in a couple of spots from over yonder there beyond that Ukraine place, nyet?
With apologies to all the people in Texas who do not and will not support this bullshit...
What say you, Governor Abbott? I don't think you're planning on taking a shot at POTUS. But there may be another presidential job opening in your neck of the woods, if your political comra...er, allies get what they're apparently wishing for. How's that sound to ya'? Korosho, maybe?
Ha!
I only wrote about the homosexuality plank in the Texas platform, but yeah, the whole thing is nuts.
(FWIW abolishing the Dept of Education was a fairly mainstream GOP thing that was being pushed in the Reagan era; note that the Department was just over a year old when Reagan took office, being founded in 1979. Which is also part of why this whole thing feels so 1980s.)
Hi, Cathy...Nuts and then some! IDK, having read about that *platform* in the source I mentioned and a couple of other places yesterday, reading that bit about Dugin just started a couple of bells ringing. Abnormal lifestyle choice, ERA, Christianity / government, gay marriage, monuments, the Alamo (the freakin' *Alamo*, for God's sake!! Guess it's sort of important to those folks. But come on!!). And throw in secession, just for good measure.
Ain't a butterfly net big enough - or enough of 'em - for what's goin' on down there!
M Trosino. I hereby bestow on you the coveted award: Comment of the Day!!
Bravo. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🏅
It was insightful, funny, well written and instructive. 🙏🏼
Wow. DeeDee. Me thinks thou dost praise a bit too much. But thank you. Very much.
(Trying right now to figure out a way to hang it on my wall!)
There is a certain brilliance to just how comprehensively awful that list is. I couldn’t come up with it. I don’t think a stupid person or group of stupid people could; although perhaps a smarter person might be able to pause and consider the real world outcomes of such a platform. It’s an assembly of people who are well prepped on the issues, very thoroughly briefed, but they’re getting their briefings from QAnon and 8chan. God help us.
God help us, indeed.
But wait. How's that gonna' happen? Even if we ask for His help (I do), He's already on *their side*, right? Talk about a stacked deck!
Comprehensively awful, and then some. Actually, it just sort of turns my stomach, and no amount of Dramamine will help with that.
At least it is a party platform. The national Republicans did not have one in 2020. Furthermore, every time I ask a Republican what was lost that a return to American greatness would recover, they never have an answer besides an indignant list of what they have been told to dislike about Biden. Now the Texas GOP has finally felt strong enough to express in writing what MAGA means.
Yeah, I had a similar thought. They really spelled it out pretty clearly, didn't they? Except, of course, for the couple of points that Alondra makes below. ;-)
Is it too late to add to the Texas R's platform? Asking cuz I don't see anything about banning birth control, and they know what God wants and doesn't want regarding human sexuality. Also, DeSantis has not ordered vax doses for the youngest kids, leaving Texas in the dust in anti-vax-ness. But I think Texas could retake the lead if they were to ban vax for kids, maybe even make it a criminal offense to vax your kids.
Probably just slipped their minds. I'm sure they know what God wants and doesn't want concerning pretty much everything regarding human behavior, period.
So, let's not encourage them by pointing out their mistakes, eh?! But then again, never mind. I was making the assumption that one of them who knows how to read might see this.
Silly me.
Hah, the inclusion of the battle of the Alamo is perfect. If you have ever been to the Alamo you would realize that the only reason the battle lasted so long was that the Mexican army was waiting for the Alamo defenders to come to their senses. But like modern Texans it never happens.
🤣🤣
Gotta' have some senses to come to first, I suppose. I never like to paint too broadly, so apologies to those there that do.
One thing I've learned about Texas politics, it takes a broad brush to cover everything.
In some ways Texas is to politics as Florida is to male intelligence
I assume Jack is a mans name here? I read the comment and thought it mighta been a sister. Hahaha. Good for you, Jack!!