AN INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE

This is an interesting perspective - one I had not thought about before.  

It appears to be an accurate explanation of the true hypocrisy of the so-called "pro-life" position of the Evangelicals of the Religious Right. 

CALLING A SPADE A SHOVEL

Supporting and defending the MAGA moron terrorists who attacked the Capital and downplaying the January 6th attack is no different than supporting and defending Al-Qaeda and downplaying the 9/11 attacks. 

According to federal law –

“the term ‘domestic terrorism’ means activities that—

(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;

(B) appear to be intended—

* to intimidate or coerce a civilian population 

* to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or 

* to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; an

(C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.”

A terrorist is a terrorist. And a terrorist leader is a terrorist leader. Osama Bin Laden sent Al-Qaeda terrorists to carry out the 9/11 attacks and Donald Trump sent his MAGA moron terrorists to attack the Capital on 1/6.

The difference between Bin Laden and Trump – Bin Laden’s actions are to a degree based on ideology, but Trump’s actions are solely based on personal self-interest.

Fran Cirillo 

AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH!

 

hyp·​o·​crite | \ ˈhi-pə-ˌkrit 
 
1: a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion
2: a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings
3: a member of the Republican Party.
 
 
Republicans are among the first to call for Democrats to be held accountable for each and every indiscretion, impropriety or just plain bad act.  Democrats join in the call for accountability for their fellow Democrats.
 
However, Republicans can do anything to anyone at any time and as often as they want and Republican leaders and Republican elected officials refuse to criticize or hold them accountable - allowing these offenders to continue their offenses without sanction or punishment.
 
The Republican Party clearly believes that only Democrats should be punished for unethical, immoral, illegal, unconstitutional, or just plain bad acts or behavior.
 
Case in point - every single "bad act" that has ever been committed, or been accused of being committed, by any politician in my lifetime, and for which political careers have been destroyed, has been gleefully and unapologetically committed by Trump many, many times with complete impunity.

THE TRUMP VIRUS

 

COVID-19 is not the only new virus infecting Americans today.  There is also the Trump Virus.

 

While many people are calling coronavirus the “Trump Virus”, because of his complete incompetence in handling its outbreak, the Trump Virus is actually a separate disease.  The Trump Virus attacks the brain cells, totally stripping its victims of all intelligence.

 

The spread of the Trump Virus seems to be especially high among leaders of the Republican Party and elected Republican legislators at all levels – federal, state and local.

 

The most severe victim of the Trump Virus is Rudy Giuliani.  The disease has turned the man once known as “America’s Mayor” for his leadership after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center into a complete blathering moron – the second biggest idiot in American politics today.

 

You may think I consider Trump himself to be the biggest idiot in American politics today – but he is only #3.  The biggest idiot in American politics today is Marjorie Taylor Greene.  But she is not a victim of the Trump Virus – she comes by her ignorance naturally. 

 

It is not known whether Jim Jordan is a victim of the Trump Virus or if he has always been a moron.

 

Similar to Taylor Greene, and perhaps Jim Jordan, the millions of MAGA morons that make up Trump’s core cult of ignorant racists, who cheer Trump’s every lie at rallies, are not victims of the Trump Virus.  They have always been morons.

THE NO GOP PLEDGE

I pledge to NEVER vote for ANY Republican candidate for ANY office at ANY level – local, state or national – until the Republican Party officially opposes, denounces and disavows Donald J. Trump, his lies, "Trumpism", and the agenda of the racist and repressive "Religious Right".

Trump is ignorant, incompetent and totally self-absorbed.  The one and only thing Donald J. Trump cares about is Donald J. Trump.  He is completely devoid of humanity and integrity and does not possess a single redeeming positive human quality or value.
 
In the history of our country no one individual has done more damage to America, American democracy and American values than Trump.
 
Support and defense of Trump is unacceptable and indefensible.  Supporting and voting for any candidate who supports and defends Trump is unacceptable and indefensible.
 
By embracing Trump and the Religious Right, the Republican Party has abandoned all integrity, honor and credibility and has abandoned true conservative and traditional Republican policy and values.
 
 
 
 
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Signature
 
 
Please print, sign and mail the NO GOP PLEDGE to your local, state and the national Republican Party offices.

THOSE WERE THE DAYS

 

Prior to Newt Gingrich becoming Speaker of the House – which was when the seeds for the ultimate destruction of the Republican Party were planted – Democrats and Republicans differed on policy issues.  It was conservative policy vs liberal policy.  One Party did not consider the other Party to be enemies of each other or of the American people or of democracy.  Members of Congress could rationally discuss and debate policy and they could actually compromise.  There was not the severe partisan divide that exists today – when, to be honest, we have seen the Republican Party truly become the enemy of the American people and American democracy.
 
And both Parties, with of course come exceptions, ultimately put county and the Constitution above Party – something the Republican Party no longer does. 
 
To be fair, over the last about 30 years both Parties shared blame for the partisanship divide.  I had consistently said in the past the Republican Party could introduce legislation that would without a doubt ensure world peace and American prosperity and Democrats in Congress would vote against it simply because it was proposed by Republicans – and vice versa.  Before the Trump debacle when discussing Congresspersons I would always refer to them as “the idiots in Congress”.
 
I applaud President Biden’s hope to return to some form of rational, legitimate and civil political discourse – but worry that it will be very difficult to accomplish without a complete turnaround and a return to integrity, ethics and belief in true conservative values by the Republican Party. 
 
A look back at some history from my childhood.  The following is from the official Republican Party Platform of 1956 (the highlight is mine) -
 
“While jealously guarding the free institutions and preserving the principles upon which our Republic was founded and has flourished, the purpose of the Republican Party is to establish and maintain a peaceful world and build at home a dynamic prosperity in which every citizen fairly shares.
 
We shall ever build anew, that our children and their children, without distinction because of race, creed or color, may know the blessings of our free land.
 
We believe that basic to governmental integrity are unimpeachable ethical standards and irreproachable personal conduct by all people in government. We shall continue our insistence on honesty as an indispensable requirement of public service. We shall continue to root out corruption whenever and wherever it appears.”
 
As we learned recently, today’s Republican Party no longer believes any of this – especially the highlighted portion.  With too few exceptions today’s Republicans clearly openly embrace and enable unethical, dishonest and corrupt politicians.

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS A CULT

 

The Republican Party no longer represents and supports truth, justice and the American way.

 

The Republican Party no longer represents and supports true conservative values and policies.

 

The Republican Party represents and supports lies, corruption, bigotry, and fascism.

 

The Republican Party represents and supports the selfish personal interests of one ignorant, incompetent, delusional, dangerous, and totally self-absorbed man.

 

The Republican Party is no longer a credible or legitimate political party – it is a cult.

 

True conservatives and traditional Republicans must totally abandon the Republican Party - just as the Republican Party has TOTALLY abandoned them.

 

A new political party that is actually based on true conservative values and policies – one that rejects, denounces and disavows Trump and “Trumpism” and the bigotry and repression of the so-called “evangelicals” of the religious right – must be formed.  Perhaps called the Liberty Party.