Post by Velar Fricative on Jul 28, 2016 20:26:08 GMT -5
Some of the tweets from prominent Republicans are really making a lot of sense now. This is exactly the type of convention the RNC would have put on several years ago. And it's why the GOP got their votes.
Good thing I'm of the belief that people with big ideas are also people who strategically borrow ideas.
Chris Matthews is right - Trump is the best thing that has ever happened to the D party and the direction he has taken the Rs in with his nonsense. It's allowed the Ds to focus on what it really means to be an American, how that ties into Democratic values and promote that. It was always there, but while policy is important and has been there during the convention, it's also allowed them to be able to make the case for the Democratic party as patriots when they were painted as the not patriots for most of the 2000s. And do it well. And with tons of credibility.
I do believe it could be the beginning of a very important cultural shift.
Muslim immigrant military war hero who died in action - this is going to make me cry. Fuck you Trump and your anti-muslim rhetoric.
All of this. These poor people and all Muslims being mistreated. Awful
One of my friends on FB (actually her husband) posted that Muslims make up 1% of the US population but 10% of its physicians, which is a 1000% over-representation. If we're going to resort to stereotypes, it should be "Muslims are doctors" not "Muslims are terrorists." The just unabashed bigotry of the right is astounding. That people are believing it is deeply disturbing.
Yes, this is the thing that has pushed me so far away from the Republican party.
The past 8 years have taught me that this is the America I want to live in. This is the America I believe in. This is the America we need to continue to strive to be and make better.
We are so far away from needing to agree on every issue, when one party can't even stand for the basic tenets of this country. It is so important that we reject that as loudly as possible.