The far right has consistently found minorities to punish and discriminate against. It could be the poor, blacks, women, Native Americans, Asians, Hispanics, immigrants, non-Christians or the LGBTQ community.
Seemingly, if they aren’t white cisgender men, they are fair game and a perceived threat of some sort.
As of late the trans community have been the target of numerous state and local authorities. Bathroom choice is one thing they are strictly against, but even more important is denial of healthcare. It falls in line with their discriminatory banning of abortions.
Healthcare isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity and a freedom all should enjoy without fear or concern of the cost.
We are a severely divided country for sure, maybe irreparably divided, but secession isn’t the answer as Mx MT Green, one our many extraordinary stupid members of Congress, has recently suggested.
Aside from the lessons we should have learned from the Civil War, for the most part, “Republican” states are among the poorest and least educated in America. They’d have a tough time surviving without the support they receive from the United States Government and the rest of us.
Even in those “red states” there are many, many “blue” people who don’t deserve to suffer more than they already do.
Most of the right-wing ideologies absolutely aren’t the answer. They are currently promoting tax reform that would favor the wealthy and hurt the middle and lower classes, they’re dumbing down education and removing rights that all Americans should enjoy. Many also appear to be racist, anti LBGT, pro-gun crazy, religious nationalists or fascists.
Our only option is to vote the stupid people out of office and to support progressives in any way we can. We have to challenge any and all roadblocks, gerrymandering, voter restrictions and intimidation they throw at us.
We can be as satirical and crude among ourselves as we want, we can legally protest, boycott and post all we want, but we have to communicate our concerns to government and judicial officials in a reasonable, coherent manner. We can’t be as crazy as the crazies, or we won’t be taken seriously.
Why it matters that Kevin McCarthy gave Jan. 6 tapes to Fox News
Kevin McCarthy gave 41,000 hours of sensitive Jan. 6 footage to a controversial television personality. What could possibly go wrong?
MSNBC recently reported…
“Just so we’re all clear about the nature of the process, the video tapes in question are official government materials. They don’t belong to one member, one party, or one cable channel; they belong to all of us. And yet, there’s the new House speaker, who apparently made a unilateral decision to give one controversial Fox News host exclusive access to 41,000 hours of surveillance footage.
To give such a media personality exclusive access, presumably to allow him to create a counter-narrative that will challenge the reality of the insurrectionist violence, is ridiculous.
Another part of the problem is the extraordinary timing: It was just days ago when a new court filing presented evidence of Fox News hosts, including Carlson, deliberately promoting bogus election claims they knew to be false in order to pander to their audience and make more money.
To give such a media personality exclusive access, presumably to allow him to create a counter-narrative that will challenge the reality of the insurrectionist violence, is ridiculous.
All of which leads to an obvious and inescapable conclusion: After the McCarthy/Carlson partnership leads to new on-air segments, many Americans won’t be able to trust the results.”
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