Unless it isn't. it may be treason-ous to the voters, but the goals of the Republican Party, of which many here are still (why?) registered members, are it's own preservation. I did not say perservation of it's principles.
What we are seeing in the Republican party is the same behavior of governments and institutions of Man since the beginning of time. This is what men in groups do, have done, will do ... the organization lasts for a time, eventually become corrupted by an excess of moral toxin, and then it dies. As it's dying, those who recognize that it's no longer devoted to preservation of principle but preservation of itself over principle leave. Those who don't leave, resist the death, doubly distracting them from the original principles. They cling more tightly. They are no longer protecting power and wealth, but the pipeline that delivers that power and wealth.
The thing to do is to recognize it for what it is: A different form of the same thing that has been going on since the beginning of man. It probably even happens in groups of other animals at a level appropriate to that species. It is not, ultimately, a moral issue itself. Yes, the morals and ethics are out the door, but the fact that it is happening is no more good or bad than the fact that we are born and we live and we die.
Don't be confused or emotional. This is a reaction to you not having expected this. But it's just like the forest - you don't really know which tree or plant life or animal or insect is going to die next, but always, life is being started and ended all around you. As it ends, there is a clinging that doesn't resemble in any way the life of the tree or animal.
So the universe is just fine - God's world is totally intact. The emotion and the suffering comes because your expectations were of something else.
Adjust your expectations. Expect mankind, especially in groups, to accomplish some good things, but also do serious and much evil, and always eventually to die.
I recommend walking away from the patient and investing in a new life.
The principles never die, but the vehicle for delivering the principle has to either recover or be allowed to die so that a new vehicle can be built, inhabitable by the principles.
It's just a choice - if you believe the party is just sick, then nurture it. If you believe it's dying - diseased beyond recovery - let it die and participate in the way you see fit to build a new vehicle.
What's going on seems big to us because we're in it, it's in front of us, and it affects us and our kids deeply. But that doesn't mean it's unnatural.
Accept it, change it, or leave it. But no need for emotion, drama, suffering ... and certainly not surprise. Mankind is many good things ... I love mankind ... but he is what he is - as Steyn says - history is just a cycle that repeats over and over again - farce followed by farce followed by trajedy. This is just what he is sometimes doing ... unbelievably stupid, treacherous and destructive behavior, with no one acting sanely including the ones who we once called 'the good guys' ... except a few, who, at the time, are called all sorts of nasty names. Usually they are the ones who build the new vehicle.
The Republican party - I guarantee you it's as bad as you suspect, and worse. Whether it's time to let it die - I say it is. I could be wrong.
If it weren’t Hillary or a communist I’d say I’m in. The republican establishment now thinks it must think for us. Sounds familiar I think I’ve heard how that one ends. Nope. No sir. I will not vote for her. I remember Benghazi and my neck gets a cold chill every time I read another freeper in one way or another supporting her.
I really enjoyed your post, a very new take on observation.
I really enjoyed your post, a very new take on observation.