As an 80+yo I’ve followed national politics closely since voting for JFK my first time voting for a President. I’ve tended to vote for Democrats though not always, and consider myself a Liberal.
But the rise of the “Progressive” wing of our Party has been troubling, and reminiscent of the right wing Tea Party movement in the GOP of 20+ ye…
As an 80+yo I’ve followed national politics closely since voting for JFK my first time voting for a President. I’ve tended to vote for Democrats though not always, and consider myself a Liberal.
But the rise of the “Progressive” wing of our Party has been troubling, and reminiscent of the right wing Tea Party movement in the GOP of 20+ years ago. While widely divergent in political positions and objectives, both movements have been self-righteous, and intolerant of differing opinions.
In this case of reluctance to forcefully condemn Hamas’ use of Rape as a weapon of war I am shocked, it is so self-evident there is no room for ambiguity. Either you condemn it OR you are giving Hamas a Pass on these atrocities. You Passed, Progressives to your shame!
Certainly, condemn Israel for its excesses in the war, but as a separate matter. There is NO equivalency between the two types of war crimes. One set of crimes does not wash away or minimize the other.
Shame on those who do not recognize Rape as a War Crime.
Yeah! Progressives and the Tea Party are totally the same.
One wants to provide a decent living standard for all, ensure the rights of minorities are protected, create a viable path to immigrants, and expand worker protections.
The other wants to kill welfare programs, ban immigrants, let the cops murder black people, and exterminate LGBT people.
Suggest you read the comparison again. I said the two movements were “...widely divergent in political positions and objectives”, but “...both movements have been self-righteous and intolerant of differing opinions”.
Do you recognize some of that self-righteousness and intolerance in your comments?
As an 80+yo I’ve followed national politics closely since voting for JFK my first time voting for a President. I’ve tended to vote for Democrats though not always, and consider myself a Liberal.
But the rise of the “Progressive” wing of our Party has been troubling, and reminiscent of the right wing Tea Party movement in the GOP of 20+ years ago. While widely divergent in political positions and objectives, both movements have been self-righteous, and intolerant of differing opinions.
In this case of reluctance to forcefully condemn Hamas’ use of Rape as a weapon of war I am shocked, it is so self-evident there is no room for ambiguity. Either you condemn it OR you are giving Hamas a Pass on these atrocities. You Passed, Progressives to your shame!
Certainly, condemn Israel for its excesses in the war, but as a separate matter. There is NO equivalency between the two types of war crimes. One set of crimes does not wash away or minimize the other.
Shame on those who do not recognize Rape as a War Crime.
Yeah! Progressives and the Tea Party are totally the same.
One wants to provide a decent living standard for all, ensure the rights of minorities are protected, create a viable path to immigrants, and expand worker protections.
The other wants to kill welfare programs, ban immigrants, let the cops murder black people, and exterminate LGBT people.
Totally the same thing.
Suggest you read the comparison again. I said the two movements were “...widely divergent in political positions and objectives”, but “...both movements have been self-righteous and intolerant of differing opinions”.
Do you recognize some of that self-righteousness and intolerance in your comments?
Tim, you read that exactly correct.
When a person is dead they don't live with the memory of the event (as far as we know). Not true for rape.