"For the Republicans, if government is trying to do something, they want to try and stop it. Just reflexively. It is something that’s bred into the Republican Party that makes it hard to maintain an organization that is supposed to be functioning in government.” --Adam Smith
The culpability of the media, in parroting Republican lies without calling them out in plain terms, is unforgiveable. Especially so, as you have continually pointed out, Mark, at a time like this when the survival of democracy and freedom is at stake.
However, the symbiosis between the media and our powerful elites is baked into our system itself, since the majority of our media depend, in ways that are direct and oblique, on the largesse of those very same elites. The travesty of what Twitter has become in the hands of Musk is a prime example.
Thank you so very much for exposing the Truth about the desire of REPUBLICANS DESIRING TOTAL CONTROL OVER WOMEN AND SUFFOCATION OF WOMENS’ RIGHTS!
This must be repeated and repeated over and over!
Excerpt from your critically important article:⬇️!!…
“In twenty states, Republicans have succeeded in removing from women one of the most important options that allow them to stay in the workplace: abortion of an accidental or unwanted pregnancy. Now they’re going after birth control. And their war on DEI is just another aspect of their war on women, as white women are the main beneficiaries of the DEI programs they’re demanding that corporations end.
Republicans are even working hard on ending no-fault divorce: as JD Vance said, women should stay home and serve their husbands even when those men are physically or emotionally abusive.”
A great article Mark. Thank you. However, beginning with Genrich, Limbaugh, and the repeal of the fairness doctrine, I believe that the media is quite content to be in on the scam. The Rupert Murdoch stipulation, if you will. For the media, it would appear the covering the scam and pretending to take it all seriously is where all the really big money and great career opportunities are. “Our Democratic values are the problem. Greed is good, so let the market decide,” as Ronald Reagan Taught us all. Unfortunately, for the criminally, insane, narcissistic sociopaths who now govern our world, that attitude seems to be all the rage. Apparently, for those individuals power is everything. Naturally, as they see things, from this the truth rightly flows as defined and determined by them, because they have the power. Indeed, overall, I believe that these people feel that they are properly justified in actually claiming and imaginary God-given, right to be just as corrupt, deceitful and mediocre as they need to be in order to best aggrandize themselves, while advancing their own political control, and financial gain at the expense of everybody , and everything, else.. All in the name of human liberty and freedom of speech, of course. What a pathetic fraud it all is. “Without recognizing the ordinances of heaven, it is impossible to be as superior man, “as Confucius taught.
Spot on regarding the overarching motives of today’s Republican office holders. They only care about perpetuating their own privilege and power. Full stop.
Read Ezra Klein's commentary yesterday. He spells out the difference between the two parties: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/18/opinion/pelosi-trump-biden-harris.html
"For the Republicans, if government is trying to do something, they want to try and stop it. Just reflexively. It is something that’s bred into the Republican Party that makes it hard to maintain an organization that is supposed to be functioning in government.” --Adam Smith
They are sincere in only wanting govt. to fail.
Republican platform simplified:
Do as I say.
Give me your money.
The GOP is dead. A decaying husk, like its aged, desiccated nominee whose lounge act is as stale as his breath.
WE CANT GO BACK! WE WONT GO BACK!
Choices for women in the past!
-Marriage often as soon as we could conceive = equal a child every year= high mortality for mother and child
-Or Poverty
-Or Prostitution !!!…/
Women could not vote
Women had to stay married even if abused
Women could not be writers or doctors or lawyers or business owners etc.
Women were essentially slaves to their husband
NO WE WONT GO BACK
The culpability of the media, in parroting Republican lies without calling them out in plain terms, is unforgiveable. Especially so, as you have continually pointed out, Mark, at a time like this when the survival of democracy and freedom is at stake.
However, the symbiosis between the media and our powerful elites is baked into our system itself, since the majority of our media depend, in ways that are direct and oblique, on the largesse of those very same elites. The travesty of what Twitter has become in the hands of Musk is a prime example.
Thank you for calling this out.
Adam Smith said that???
Would be clearer if the quote was attributed to Rep. Adam Smith, to distinguish from the famous philosopher.
Thank you so very much for exposing the Truth about the desire of REPUBLICANS DESIRING TOTAL CONTROL OVER WOMEN AND SUFFOCATION OF WOMENS’ RIGHTS!
This must be repeated and repeated over and over!
Excerpt from your critically important article:⬇️!!…
“In twenty states, Republicans have succeeded in removing from women one of the most important options that allow them to stay in the workplace: abortion of an accidental or unwanted pregnancy. Now they’re going after birth control. And their war on DEI is just another aspect of their war on women, as white women are the main beneficiaries of the DEI programs they’re demanding that corporations end.
Republicans are even working hard on ending no-fault divorce: as JD Vance said, women should stay home and serve their husbands even when those men are physically or emotionally abusive.”
It’s frightening because they will use violence to get what they want
WE WON’T GO BACK!!! Dump tRUMP….ALL MOUTH-NO MORALS!
A great article Mark. Thank you. However, beginning with Genrich, Limbaugh, and the repeal of the fairness doctrine, I believe that the media is quite content to be in on the scam. The Rupert Murdoch stipulation, if you will. For the media, it would appear the covering the scam and pretending to take it all seriously is where all the really big money and great career opportunities are. “Our Democratic values are the problem. Greed is good, so let the market decide,” as Ronald Reagan Taught us all. Unfortunately, for the criminally, insane, narcissistic sociopaths who now govern our world, that attitude seems to be all the rage. Apparently, for those individuals power is everything. Naturally, as they see things, from this the truth rightly flows as defined and determined by them, because they have the power. Indeed, overall, I believe that these people feel that they are properly justified in actually claiming and imaginary God-given, right to be just as corrupt, deceitful and mediocre as they need to be in order to best aggrandize themselves, while advancing their own political control, and financial gain at the expense of everybody , and everything, else.. All in the name of human liberty and freedom of speech, of course. What a pathetic fraud it all is. “Without recognizing the ordinances of heaven, it is impossible to be as superior man, “as Confucius taught.
Spot on regarding the overarching motives of today’s Republican office holders. They only care about perpetuating their own privilege and power. Full stop.
Whst is the analysis of that mouth movement?
Thank you Mark. Say it
louder! MSM is a failing asa
the GOP.