And let me not forget to celebrate, appreciate, and extend a hug to the wonderful “Librul” White ... and otherwise ... Men on the Progressive sites that have kept me (relatively) sane during the last few years.
Behavioral/Skinnerian Psychology shows us that when a rat or a pigeon fails to achieve an expected reward, it doesn’t stop an shake its furry/feathered head, and ask “What did I do wrong?” Rather, it double down and increases the response that “Didn’t Work” in intensity, frequency and/or duration.
The GOP is up against a wall, and they deserve no sympathy because they built that wall themselves, and this last move is a desperate Hail Mass Pass to see if they can lob legislation over the wall that they themselves built.
The recent results in Kansas suggest otherwise.
But when you are only a 2-trick pony ... this was inevitable. THEY WILL LOSE this one and the Midterms may leave this country briefly more divided than it was back when we had an outright Civil War - but only for a few years. The 21 and under demographic is eventually going to shift the balance of power in this country on a absolutely permanent basis.
The “Polling” on previous issues that might have been “related” or even “similar” is not going to hold in this instance. This is not the same United States of America that fought the 1st Civil War or even the America of now that is fairly divided on a number of issues.. No, this is the Majority of the country versus White Male Patriarchy & (Assumed) Privilege. This is not about the “Sanctity of Life" - This is about POWER.
But when I add up the numbers in the probable “Two Sides” of this war .. THEY LOSE. And yes it will be emotionally devastating, but sometimes you have to cauterize an Infection before a Body (Politic) can heal.
I put my Faith in Women ... most especially Black Women ... and the 20 Somethings. They will SAVE Us from Ourselves. And we will come out of this fight with a reconfigured, and expanded, Supreme Court that may no longer contain Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrret. And even while it still does, they should shorty begin to feel their power slipping away.
The “Right” should NEVER have started this fight. They were ALWAYS going to lose. Buckle Up Buttercups - the next few months are going to be a WILD RIDE.
And let me not forget to celebrate, appreciate, and extend a hug to the wonderful “Librul” White ... and otherwise ... Men on the Progressive sites that have kept me (relatively) sane during the last few years.
Behavioral/Skinnerian Psychology shows us that when a rat or a pigeon fails to achieve an expected reward, it doesn’t stop an shake its furry/feathered head, and ask “What did I do wrong?” Rather, it double down and increases the response that “Didn’t Work” in intensity, frequency and/or duration.
The GOP is up against a wall, and they deserve no sympathy because they built that wall themselves, and this last move is a desperate Hail Mass Pass to see if they can lob legislation over the wall that they themselves built.
The recent results in Kansas suggest otherwise.
But when you are only a 2-trick pony ... this was inevitable. THEY WILL LOSE this one and the Midterms may leave this country briefly more divided than it was back when we had an outright Civil War - but only for a few years. The 21 and under demographic is eventually going to shift the balance of power in this country on a absolutely permanent basis.
The “Polling” on previous issues that might have been “related” or even “similar” is not going to hold in this instance. This is not the same United States of America that fought the 1st Civil War or even the America of now that is fairly divided on a number of issues.. No, this is the Majority of the country versus White Male Patriarchy & (Assumed) Privilege. This is not about the “Sanctity of Life" - This is about POWER.
But when I add up the numbers in the probable “Two Sides” of this war .. THEY LOSE. And yes it will be emotionally devastating, but sometimes you have to cauterize an Infection before a Body (Politic) can heal.
I put my Faith in Women ... most especially Black Women ... and the 20 Somethings. They will SAVE Us from Ourselves. And we will come out of this fight with a reconfigured, and expanded, Supreme Court that may no longer contain Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrret. And even while it still does, they should shorty begin to feel their power slipping away.
The “Right” should NEVER have started this fight. They were ALWAYS going to lose. Buckle Up Buttercups - the next few months are going to be a WILD RIDE.
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