Why does one political party seem to be the party of obstructionism, fear, and regression?
Rachel Maddow said this back in 2012 when Obama was re-elected:
And now, four years later, here we are with Trump. It's very frustrating to see one of the two major parties put up a circus clown as applicant for a job that demands gravitas and sophistication. Democracy suffers in a two-party system, and that suffering is compounded when one of ( Read more... )
And now, four years later, here we are with Trump. It's very frustrating to see one of the two major parties put up a circus clown as applicant for a job that demands gravitas and sophistication. Democracy suffers in a two-party system, and that suffering is compounded when one of ( Read more... )
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Well, Trump certainly rejected the religious establishment. That could be seen as progress. And his victory has prompted a great many hen-pecked Republicans to come screaming out of the woodwork and form a backlash against the more pompous and dismissive segment of Democrats, which is probably deserved. He's also inspired a long overdue examination of just how easy it is for naïve internet users to be manipulated by fake news. But the price we're paying is a steep and horrible one, because Trump ran a campaign - and is already running his presidency - on sheer divisiveness and victimhood.
This is going to scar politics for a generation.
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