25th August 2020, 8:27 AM
Those republicans in particular have done SO much damage already they don't deserve to EVER be heard again for the rest of their lives. You don't get a second chance after "Heil Hitler". There's a limit to forgiveness. ABF them speaking didn't happen in a vacuum. I shudder to think what deals were and are being made behind the scenes to gain their support.
And yes, the Republican platform is... nothing. Nothing at all except "Trump is right".
Thank you SJ. Agreed, we do NOT need to listen to people just because they're related to someone we liked. That's ridiculous but it KEEPS happening on both sides. Why were both Jeb Bush and George Bush Jr ever even considered as candidates? It's because of their family history. That's it. That's all there was. You can point to their schooling or whatever, but considering the sheer number of viable candidates, statistically speaking it's damndably unlikely you'd get TWO Bushes suddenly turning out to be "qualified" like that, unless the "great houses" are secretely desirous of establishing political dynasties. The Kennedies need to fade into obscurity already. I never want to see another "Kennedy" again, or Clinton, or Obama. If you are part of a large family, ONE of you gets to be president maybe, NOT all of you just because of your genetics.
Frankly, dynasties are racist or at least stem from the same "birthright superiority" complex as racism.
And yes, the Republican platform is... nothing. Nothing at all except "Trump is right".
Thank you SJ. Agreed, we do NOT need to listen to people just because they're related to someone we liked. That's ridiculous but it KEEPS happening on both sides. Why were both Jeb Bush and George Bush Jr ever even considered as candidates? It's because of their family history. That's it. That's all there was. You can point to their schooling or whatever, but considering the sheer number of viable candidates, statistically speaking it's damndably unlikely you'd get TWO Bushes suddenly turning out to be "qualified" like that, unless the "great houses" are secretely desirous of establishing political dynasties. The Kennedies need to fade into obscurity already. I never want to see another "Kennedy" again, or Clinton, or Obama. If you are part of a large family, ONE of you gets to be president maybe, NOT all of you just because of your genetics.
Frankly, dynasties are racist or at least stem from the same "birthright superiority" complex as racism.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)