I am unsure how Democrats are supposed to "answer" Republicans since the Republican narratives about police, immigration, CRT, etc. doesn't actually engage in reality and really amounts to a caricature of what a handful of Democrats have said.
Really it doesn't matter how they "answer" Republican lies because the Republicans will just li…
I am unsure how Democrats are supposed to "answer" Republicans since the Republican narratives about police, immigration, CRT, etc. doesn't actually engage in reality and really amounts to a caricature of what a handful of Democrats have said.
Really it doesn't matter how they "answer" Republican lies because the Republicans will just lie some more about whatever they do.
With the exception of immigration about which neither party will take the political risks required to actually come up with solutions MOST of these Kulterkampf issues Republicans see as their bread and butter issues are LOCAL issues and must be resolved locally. Republicans have nationalized these issues.
Instead of making performative gestures or virtue signaling Democrats need to emphasize their support of local governments and schools working WITH citizens and parents to manage local issues. The heavy handed policies of both the federal and state governments should be reserved for only the most urgent needs.
Whenever Republicans attack on these culture war issues Democrats should return the focus to the local nature and the need for local control and power and supporting that. Do not engage on the wisdom or stupidity of some of the suggestions made just stress that localities are best able to address the issues.
Democrats also have to rethink how they address issues. Too often Democrats run to find a federal solution before all the possible local and state solutions have been given a chance to work themselves out. It isn't so much a question of Big Government or small government it is seeing that government power is spread out and the closer to the people the better.
I am unsure how Democrats are supposed to "answer" Republicans since the Republican narratives about police, immigration, CRT, etc. doesn't actually engage in reality and really amounts to a caricature of what a handful of Democrats have said.
Really it doesn't matter how they "answer" Republican lies because the Republicans will just lie some more about whatever they do.
With the exception of immigration about which neither party will take the political risks required to actually come up with solutions MOST of these Kulterkampf issues Republicans see as their bread and butter issues are LOCAL issues and must be resolved locally. Republicans have nationalized these issues.
Instead of making performative gestures or virtue signaling Democrats need to emphasize their support of local governments and schools working WITH citizens and parents to manage local issues. The heavy handed policies of both the federal and state governments should be reserved for only the most urgent needs.
Whenever Republicans attack on these culture war issues Democrats should return the focus to the local nature and the need for local control and power and supporting that. Do not engage on the wisdom or stupidity of some of the suggestions made just stress that localities are best able to address the issues.
Democrats also have to rethink how they address issues. Too often Democrats run to find a federal solution before all the possible local and state solutions have been given a chance to work themselves out. It isn't so much a question of Big Government or small government it is seeing that government power is spread out and the closer to the people the better.