#486 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday October 19)
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Good morning, WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE? A TALE OF TWO PARTIES I have been railing for quite some time that it is high time to hear from a few “adults in the room” as our political and personal rhetoric gets more vicious. There comes a time when racism, antisemitism, or just plain hatred and vile behavior should be called out. In particular, the members of the “tribe” within which the offending party resides need to police their own and publicly condemn such behaviors. History shows that parties are capable of purging themselves of the more objectionable among them. The Republicans of the 1950s repudiated Joe McCarthy; the Republicans of the 1960s distanced themselves from the John Birch Society; the Republicans of the 1970s eventually abandoned Richard Nixon.
#486 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday October 19)
#486 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday…
#486 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday October 19)
Good morning, WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE? A TALE OF TWO PARTIES I have been railing for quite some time that it is high time to hear from a few “adults in the room” as our political and personal rhetoric gets more vicious. There comes a time when racism, antisemitism, or just plain hatred and vile behavior should be called out. In particular, the members of the “tribe” within which the offending party resides need to police their own and publicly condemn such behaviors. History shows that parties are capable of purging themselves of the more objectionable among them. The Republicans of the 1950s repudiated Joe McCarthy; the Republicans of the 1960s distanced themselves from the John Birch Society; the Republicans of the 1970s eventually abandoned Richard Nixon.