This is the Armageddon election. Should they retake Congress, as is likely to happen, Republicans will have ridden hypocrisy, hatred and home-schooled ignorance to victory and worse, America's demise. For this election is not merely a choice between partisans who are otherwise united around our social compact and the government that enables it. No, this election pits a post-Reagan Republican Party, taken over by radical tea partiers who, unlike responsible conservative leaders of old, are intent on destroying our government and reversing over 200 years of progress along the path our forefathers set for us, against the Democrats who have time and again come to the rescue of it.
This is no hyperbole. A nation cannot long endure the divisive stress of so many citizens opposed to their government, no matter how misinformed. When a majority of voters are either so uneducated, or so willfully misled to support a party that promotes the destruction of Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and civil rights; that opposes federal government oversight and regulation of Wall Street, mines, drugs and many other areas of consumer protection; that promotes or by its silence tolerates a resort to guns and violence in order to instill their warped view of the Constitution; that vilifies gays, immigrants, the unemployed and welfare recipients; and that rushes to support the proven failed policies that twice brought our country to the brink of destruction, then that nation cannot stand, much less continue to flourish.
While this is my prediction, it most certainly is not my hope. I hope that enough Americans can see through the ruse and vote for the Democrats in this election. I hope that a new generation of Republican leadership will arise who accepts our social contract, our government and our democracy. I hope that all elected officials regardless of party will act responsibly and respectfully as trustholders for the people, and not for special interests or hard-held ideological beliefs.
Mostly I hope that a nation of mostly self-professed Christians would heed the true teachings of Jesus, and not the wayward traditions of man.
2 comments:
I always like the articles you write published in the Forum section of the Courier Journal. You are very well informed of the political and economical subjects you cover. There is also great wisdom in everything you write and I hope that the Self-professed Christian open their eyes and ears to the true. I have read several articles of Christian Preachers posted on the interned, they often mislead their sincere followers using scriptures by adding the republican agenda to their sermons. I would like your permission to add your thoughts to some Democratic blogs websites
Thank you very much. I certainly try to be accurate, truthful and constructive. Yes you may add my thoughts to the websites you mention. Good luck, stay in touch and take care!
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