Thanks Mary, great comments! Yup, if you lived near a nuclear plant would you really want the nuclear industry to be unregulated? What could go wrong? The Preamble to the Constitution makes pretty clear that our government exists to serve the interests of the people, and the Bill of Rights provides at least some protections for individua…
Thanks Mary, great comments! Yup, if you lived near a nuclear plant would you really want the nuclear industry to be unregulated? What could go wrong? The Preamble to the Constitution makes pretty clear that our government exists to serve the interests of the people, and the Bill of Rights provides at least some protections for individual freedom. Most businesses are not democratic and do not exist to do either of these. I always remember Tom Harkin when he was running against Bill Clinton asking "Aren't you tired of being trickled on?" Our economy is designed to suck money up from the bottom to the top. I never quite understood why putting more money in at the top is better for those at the bottom than putting more money in at the bottom and let those at the top make more money the old fashioned way - by earning it! :) Freedom comes with responsibility, and we need to have government, business and the people working together for a balance that best serves the interests of all.
As for Trump, yes I agree he would be more dangerous as president than other Republican candidates, though DeSantis would make an awfully effective autocrat. But the other candidates also pose another threat - we know what to expect with Trump, but while some of the other candidates may appear more "normal", would any of them stand up against MAGA and would any of them veto any extremist legislation that could get through Congress if MAGA gets control?
That is a good point. We do know what will happen if Trump gets re-elected--he's told us--but we are just guessing that any other Republican president would stand up against the destructive power of the MAGA legislators backed by the rage-filled MAGA base. I think we are predicting they would but most "normie" Republicans were not predicting how far across the borders of Crazyland so much of the Republican voter base would travel.
I have no doubt that DeSantis would sign any extremist MAGA legislation that came his way, if not push for it to be even more extreme. Some of the rest might advocate for a kinder gentler MAGA, but I can't say that I see any of them actually opposing the MAGA GOP party line in any way. Nikki Haley featured Christian nationalist pastor John Hagee in her campaign kick-off, and I saw Tim Scott yesterday trotting out the "liberal lie that our country is evil". Huh??? And then of course there's also the Supreme Court...
Thanks Mary, great comments! Yup, if you lived near a nuclear plant would you really want the nuclear industry to be unregulated? What could go wrong? The Preamble to the Constitution makes pretty clear that our government exists to serve the interests of the people, and the Bill of Rights provides at least some protections for individual freedom. Most businesses are not democratic and do not exist to do either of these. I always remember Tom Harkin when he was running against Bill Clinton asking "Aren't you tired of being trickled on?" Our economy is designed to suck money up from the bottom to the top. I never quite understood why putting more money in at the top is better for those at the bottom than putting more money in at the bottom and let those at the top make more money the old fashioned way - by earning it! :) Freedom comes with responsibility, and we need to have government, business and the people working together for a balance that best serves the interests of all.
As for Trump, yes I agree he would be more dangerous as president than other Republican candidates, though DeSantis would make an awfully effective autocrat. But the other candidates also pose another threat - we know what to expect with Trump, but while some of the other candidates may appear more "normal", would any of them stand up against MAGA and would any of them veto any extremist legislation that could get through Congress if MAGA gets control?
That is a good point. We do know what will happen if Trump gets re-elected--he's told us--but we are just guessing that any other Republican president would stand up against the destructive power of the MAGA legislators backed by the rage-filled MAGA base. I think we are predicting they would but most "normie" Republicans were not predicting how far across the borders of Crazyland so much of the Republican voter base would travel.
I have no doubt that DeSantis would sign any extremist MAGA legislation that came his way, if not push for it to be even more extreme. Some of the rest might advocate for a kinder gentler MAGA, but I can't say that I see any of them actually opposing the MAGA GOP party line in any way. Nikki Haley featured Christian nationalist pastor John Hagee in her campaign kick-off, and I saw Tim Scott yesterday trotting out the "liberal lie that our country is evil". Huh??? And then of course there's also the Supreme Court...