Welcome to a discussion about the upcoming 5th Revolution in the US, which I’ve titled the “Revenge Revolution.” For more about the Revenge Revolution and the author, Entry #1. Periodically I write a “sense check” to assess whether a revolution in the US is possible or whether the entire exercise is based on a statistical aberration — i.e., a roughly 50-year cycle between major upheavals in the US Entry #476 was the most recent “sense check.”
BEGIN ENTRY #490: While both US political parties do some thigs well and other times make bone-headed decisions, the “new” Republican Party led by Trump seems to continue taking bone-headed actions to a new level. What’s ironic is Party members claim they are “true conservatives.”
Has anyone inside the Republican Party, and especially the hard-right caucus, taken time to look up the definition of conservative? Likely not. Here’s a couple of short definitions, “tending to conserve or preserve,” “tending to preserve existing views, conditions, or institutions.” I guess the Jan 6 insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol thought being conservative meant being a rebel/traitor, as evidenced by their display of the Confederate battle flag.
Given the apparent commitment by Trump Republicans in the US House of Representative to refuse to make any effort at governing, I thought it was appropriate to offer a definition of ‘conservatives” that is more consistent with their behavior and Trump’s behavior.
C = Conceited, claiming only they, i.e., Trump Republicans, have the right answer
O = Obstinate, not willing to negotiate or even listen to anyone else’s ideas
N = Negligent, disregarding critical needs of the country and citizens – Sen Tuberville an example
S = Selfish, not willing to share anything other than with high-end donors
E = Egotistical, thinking their you-know-what doesn’t stink
R = Reactionary, claiming they are always the victim and never the cause of a problem
V = Vicious, attacking those trying to do their job for democracy
A = Arrogant, assuming only fellow Republicans of their ilk have the correct answer
T = Temperamental, acting like 2-year-olds when things don’t go their way. Orange Man throwing his lunch on the wall in the Oval Office is one of many examples.
I = Idiotic, as demonstrated by a wide range of crazy ideas, including trickle-down economics
V = Violent, claiming the Jan 6 insurrectionists were patriots and normal tourists
E = Evasive, refusing to answer basic questions about say sources of income – e.g., Clarence Thomas
S =Stupid, as demonstrated by continuing to deny global warming, buying into an array of laughable conspiracy theories and continuing to support Trump as a candidate, even though his criminal record has been well document for decades.
At one time, being a “conservative” Republican actually stood for certain policies and supported the Constitution. No longer. A conservative Republican now stands for nothing rationale and actively tries to disband the Constitution.
To be a viable democracy, the US needs two credible political parties. Two credible parties provide some guardrails to help rein in the occasional, but inevitable bone-headed proposals by one of the parties. The Republicans have abdicated their policies to the whims of an idiot.
The country has been making some progress toward reducing the severity of US Revolution V by using the legal system as it was designed – investigating, indicting where appropriate and then prosecuting criminals. If Republicans claim to be patriots, then “old guard” Republicans need to unzip their lips and start explaining to the voter base what needs to happen to rebuild the Republican Party and help avoid more bloodshed as the Revenge Revolution intensifies. END ENTRY #490
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