"Democrats assume that there is no way that Doug Mastriano can be elected governor of Pennsylvania, and they are so confident that they actually helped him win the GOP primary."
Yes, indeed, be careful what you ask for. And try to remember the lessons of the past. It amazes me that people still confuse what should happen with what will happen when underestimating both the power of the opposition and the depth of their commitment. So many try to rationalize away the threat with logic, which so often does not apply to passion. So many assume that because they can see and distinguish commonly-accepted right and wrong, others will do so as well and eventually both act and vote accordingly. And so many still believe that this is just an aberration that will run its course before election day, when sanity necessarily shall prevail again.
Wrong, wronger, and wrongest. How many examples do we need in order to recognize that we are in an existential struggle against an opponent who lives amongst us and looks, talks, and acts in so many ways like the rest of us in our daily lives, but otherwise, in the political arena, does not recognize or accept arcane (to them) things like rules, traditions, evidence, science, and justice? There is only one guiding principle for them, and it is getting what they want, how they want it, with no apologies, no surrender, and no mercy.
You cannot rationalize with an irrational person. You cannot reason with someone who is unreasonable. And, evidently, you cannot defeat an opponent who simply refuses to lose, when enough people have their back that they can say and do whatever they want with no accountability. Far from dumb rubes and hicks, many of these people are smart, prepared, and systematic in how they have positioned themselves to take and keep power. Their best weapon has been our complacency, combined with our relative politeness toward them, that we have underestimated both the power of their convictions and the lengths to which they will go to achieve their goals while we remain within our lanes, essentially fighting back with one hand tied behind our backs -- of our own choosing.
That is what we are up against. We are under assault by a well-prepared and well-funded internal enemy, and the threat will not go away of its own accord. And we will not win by continuing to be the nice hosts at a party of gate crashers. I do not know better than anyone else here what the answer is. But I do know that more of the same will not yield better results. We have less than six months to gird our loins and take the fight to them with the same passion and energy, to save our republic, as they have to take it away from us. What is our game plan for success? Who is leading the charge? Somebody please convince me that we are in this to win it instead of merely hoping and expecting not to lose.
"Democrats assume that there is no way that Doug Mastriano can be elected governor of Pennsylvania, and they are so confident that they actually helped him win the GOP primary."
Yes, indeed, be careful what you ask for. And try to remember the lessons of the past. It amazes me that people still confuse what should happen with what will happen when underestimating both the power of the opposition and the depth of their commitment. So many try to rationalize away the threat with logic, which so often does not apply to passion. So many assume that because they can see and distinguish commonly-accepted right and wrong, others will do so as well and eventually both act and vote accordingly. And so many still believe that this is just an aberration that will run its course before election day, when sanity necessarily shall prevail again.
Wrong, wronger, and wrongest. How many examples do we need in order to recognize that we are in an existential struggle against an opponent who lives amongst us and looks, talks, and acts in so many ways like the rest of us in our daily lives, but otherwise, in the political arena, does not recognize or accept arcane (to them) things like rules, traditions, evidence, science, and justice? There is only one guiding principle for them, and it is getting what they want, how they want it, with no apologies, no surrender, and no mercy.
You cannot rationalize with an irrational person. You cannot reason with someone who is unreasonable. And, evidently, you cannot defeat an opponent who simply refuses to lose, when enough people have their back that they can say and do whatever they want with no accountability. Far from dumb rubes and hicks, many of these people are smart, prepared, and systematic in how they have positioned themselves to take and keep power. Their best weapon has been our complacency, combined with our relative politeness toward them, that we have underestimated both the power of their convictions and the lengths to which they will go to achieve their goals while we remain within our lanes, essentially fighting back with one hand tied behind our backs -- of our own choosing.
That is what we are up against. We are under assault by a well-prepared and well-funded internal enemy, and the threat will not go away of its own accord. And we will not win by continuing to be the nice hosts at a party of gate crashers. I do not know better than anyone else here what the answer is. But I do know that more of the same will not yield better results. We have less than six months to gird our loins and take the fight to them with the same passion and energy, to save our republic, as they have to take it away from us. What is our game plan for success? Who is leading the charge? Somebody please convince me that we are in this to win it instead of merely hoping and expecting not to lose.