I believe there are many of us without a political home. I was/am amazed that the Democrats, and the ACLU, were so quick to censor opposition to the vaccine ( a
First Amendment violation) or that they supported mandates…one size fits all. On the other hand, I cannot support a party (except for the likes of Ron Johnson) who would take away a woman’s right to choose, or treat her as chattel. I also think that Trump opened the door to being mean instead of civil discourse. And women were hurt by policies of both parties. That said, I like to think we are moving toward a third party for those of us who are politically homeless.
I've felt politically homeless for a long time, too. I voted this year based on body autonomy (which includes medical freedom and reproductive rights). But neither party is the party that champions that position.
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I think the democrat-republican speedbump paradigm is explained in depth by Legutko in The Demon in Democracy. As the concept of dialectic provides a better framework for explaining some conflicts over the specific issues themselves, Legutko's concept of understanding political parties as manifestations of deeper, lizard-brain social dynamics provides a good explanation of why the republican party is so impotent.
Political parties aren't platforms, political parties are movements that adopt an ever changing platform to justify the movement itself in perpetuity. One should never feel bad about hopping off a train after it's reached their destination.
He spent a lot of money and a lock down with no plan.
if it was me, i would have the manufacturing companies to manufacture Space suits for everyone, at least powered air purifying respirators with the equivalent of N-100 filters.
And put heated showers outside of every residence for decontamination...
starting with who he thought was most essential, then one person per household.
evenly distributed by population for each state with maybe a double amount for the hardest hit states.
would it have worked? i don't know. i know N-95s didn't.
“Well, I think if they win, I should get all the credit,” Trump said in an interview with NewsNation that aired Tuesday. “And if they lose, I should not be blamed at all. But it will probably be just the opposite.”
I like this line: "there’s a big difference between being educated and being intelligent."
Unfortunately political campaigns aren't run on either principal. Go for the fear, the gut, whatever. Trump excels at going for the gut. Even though I've started voting other than Democrat, I will vote third party if its Trump vs a demo. I like Desantis. Sure he's a politician who knows how to score points, but he seems intelligent vs just educated.
I too live in a reliably blue state, though the ratio is only 2:1 here. So I voted for the Republicans who seemed to have some intelligence. I didn't vote for a couple of contests though. Our is also a highly welfare state, lots and lots of military and federal spending, so the incumbents get rewarded for bringing home the bacon.
Thanks for writing this. I stopped voting some back as it seemed to make no difference. So I voted because the pandemic bs. Mainly I realize I live in a corporate state, and as they say, money walks and bs talks. I'd vote for Run Johnson. Just sayin
Your blue state sounds like mine. I think we might be in the same one. I am in the capital region and we had poltergeist issues yesterday and this morning, mostly digital but some physical. I mentioned on another blog that that might hint at who is really running the show here.
Mine was strictly a protest vote; I didn't care about any of the candidates I voted for. I spent very little time on it, and I have no confidence that my votes were counted, in spite of the ballot tracking system that claims they were. Obviously, a system like that could be part of a vote flipping system on the inside.
I too was a long-time Democratic voter, beginning in 1979 when I had finished college. I spent considerable time most election cycles, studying the candidates and issues, doing my civic duty. After much study, I re-registered as independent in 2009, but unfortunately didn't change my voting patterns very much until rather recently. All I can do now is ask "what was I thinking?"
For a few years of my career I worked for a non-profit medical association. When I started that job our offices were located within the now infamous state medical association's office suite (it was a loan of office space). I would commute from the suburbs via light rail and then walk to the office, crossing either directly behind or in front of the capitol building, being careful not to step on anyone passed out on the sidewalks. Occasionally my work took me inside, to the legislators or their staff. I looked up at that edifice with hope.
Now, that would be a sickening sight, if I ever passed through there again. Nothing from that time appears like it did to me then.
I believe there are many of us without a political home. I was/am amazed that the Democrats, and the ACLU, were so quick to censor opposition to the vaccine ( a
First Amendment violation) or that they supported mandates…one size fits all. On the other hand, I cannot support a party (except for the likes of Ron Johnson) who would take away a woman’s right to choose, or treat her as chattel. I also think that Trump opened the door to being mean instead of civil discourse. And women were hurt by policies of both parties. That said, I like to think we are moving toward a third party for those of us who are politically homeless.
“No sides, no Sunnis, Shiites, Republicans, Democrats, just haves and have nots.”
-6-term Senator Charles F. Meachum
I've felt politically homeless for a long time, too. I voted this year based on body autonomy (which includes medical freedom and reproductive rights). But neither party is the party that champions that position.
I think the democrat-republican speedbump paradigm is explained in depth by Legutko in The Demon in Democracy. As the concept of dialectic provides a better framework for explaining some conflicts over the specific issues themselves, Legutko's concept of understanding political parties as manifestations of deeper, lizard-brain social dynamics provides a good explanation of why the republican party is so impotent.
Political parties aren't platforms, political parties are movements that adopt an ever changing platform to justify the movement itself in perpetuity. One should never feel bad about hopping off a train after it's reached their destination.
Thank you for voting :-)
Former Gov. Jessie Ventura, Reform Party once said paraphrased.
"On a ballot there should be NO political designation next to the name and the names should be randomly placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. "
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i'll have a hard time voting for President Trump.
He spent a lot of money and a lock down with no plan.
if it was me, i would have the manufacturing companies to manufacture Space suits for everyone, at least powered air purifying respirators with the equivalent of N-100 filters.
And put heated showers outside of every residence for decontamination...
starting with who he thought was most essential, then one person per household.
evenly distributed by population for each state with maybe a double amount for the hardest hit states.
would it have worked? i don't know. i know N-95s didn't.
Election fraud had no role?
Censorship had no role?
“Well, I think if they win, I should get all the credit,” Trump said in an interview with NewsNation that aired Tuesday. “And if they lose, I should not be blamed at all. But it will probably be just the opposite.”
stable genius no question about it.
I like this line: "there’s a big difference between being educated and being intelligent."
Unfortunately political campaigns aren't run on either principal. Go for the fear, the gut, whatever. Trump excels at going for the gut. Even though I've started voting other than Democrat, I will vote third party if its Trump vs a demo. I like Desantis. Sure he's a politician who knows how to score points, but he seems intelligent vs just educated.
I too live in a reliably blue state, though the ratio is only 2:1 here. So I voted for the Republicans who seemed to have some intelligence. I didn't vote for a couple of contests though. Our is also a highly welfare state, lots and lots of military and federal spending, so the incumbents get rewarded for bringing home the bacon.
Thanks for writing this. I stopped voting some back as it seemed to make no difference. So I voted because the pandemic bs. Mainly I realize I live in a corporate state, and as they say, money walks and bs talks. I'd vote for Run Johnson. Just sayin
Your blue state sounds like mine. I think we might be in the same one. I am in the capital region and we had poltergeist issues yesterday and this morning, mostly digital but some physical. I mentioned on another blog that that might hint at who is really running the show here.
Mine was strictly a protest vote; I didn't care about any of the candidates I voted for. I spent very little time on it, and I have no confidence that my votes were counted, in spite of the ballot tracking system that claims they were. Obviously, a system like that could be part of a vote flipping system on the inside.
I too was a long-time Democratic voter, beginning in 1979 when I had finished college. I spent considerable time most election cycles, studying the candidates and issues, doing my civic duty. After much study, I re-registered as independent in 2009, but unfortunately didn't change my voting patterns very much until rather recently. All I can do now is ask "what was I thinking?"
For a few years of my career I worked for a non-profit medical association. When I started that job our offices were located within the now infamous state medical association's office suite (it was a loan of office space). I would commute from the suburbs via light rail and then walk to the office, crossing either directly behind or in front of the capitol building, being careful not to step on anyone passed out on the sidewalks. Occasionally my work took me inside, to the legislators or their staff. I looked up at that edifice with hope.
Now, that would be a sickening sight, if I ever passed through there again. Nothing from that time appears like it did to me then.