Posted on 05/05/2022 5:27:06 AM PDT by Kaslin
I don’t know about the rest of you, but politics in America has become really, really exhausting. We bounce around from one freaking political or government crisis to the next one, and we’re never given a single moment to try to catch our breath.
Every single day Democrats are calling anyone who doesn’t believe as they do vile names, and Republicans while generally not as graphic as their Democrat counterparts, are still at times also guilty of extreme rhetoric. Whatever happened to reasonable people sitting down and hashing things out and coming to a mutually acceptable agreement, without the vitriol and accusations that permeate our current political discourse?
Is that gone for good? Have we reached a point where our political discourse will never again be calm and measured? I sure hope not, because I’m exhausted watching all the drama coming out of Washington. Our politicians on both sides of the aisle have forgotten the time-worn tradition that ‘what governs the best, governs the least’. Once the political class gets involved in anything they make it worse.
But it just seems that our professional political class revels in stirring up the emotions of their constituents over contentious issues. Keeping people on edge, frightened, and angry. If they don’t have a contentious issue they create one. Whatever it takes to fire up their base. It has become all about winning elections instead of governing. Both parties are now in a constant state of political campaigns, now and then fitting in a vote on naming a post office after someone.
Take the most recent exercise in political pontification coming from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is near apoplectic over the leak from the Supreme Court indicating that Roe v. Wade may be overturned. With his veins popping out of his head, he screeched about this recent Supreme Court revelation. Ole Chuck’s level of hypocrisy, for which he is much renowned, was at its’ very best. I used to enjoy watching him on the TV News years ago when he was just another Democrat Senator. He’d go through gyrations and contortions to try to get into the TV camera’s view when then Senate Majority leader Harry Reid would be addressing the press. He was actually really entertaining, even comical. Contrary to what he probably thinks, he’s not now nor ever will be anyone of real historical note. Not a great orator or statesman, he’s just another angry and hypocritical Democrat.
From my understanding of the Supreme Court decision that may be coming, it really sounds to me to be pretty much a ‘Nothing-Burger.’ All that it does is send back to the individual states an issue that has always belonged being decided at the state level. Far too many Constitutional scholars much smarter than me have made that very point. What it doesn’t do is outlaw abortion in the United States.
For those so inclined, abortion will still be readily available in nearly every state in the Union. There may be certain limitations as to what time frame in a pregnancy one can still seek an abortion, but even those limitations won’t really hinder anyone determined to obtain an abortion. Even “the poor.”
For that matter, if “the poor” is a real concern then my first question is how many billions of dollars is Oprah Winfrey worth? My guess is that she could easily write a check to cover travel arrangements for the few women who might be living in a restrictive abortion state, so that they can travel to California - where certainly abortion will be just as available as it is now - without making a dent in Oprah’s fat bank book. There’s plenty of wealthy millionaires and billionaires out there who can support those poor women who might need to travel for an abortion. Or does their support only amount to “talking the talk, and not walking the walk”?
But contrary to what Elizabeth ‘Woman Who Spreads Buffalo Chips’ Warren says (her tribal name), a woman’s right to choose will still be intact. They may just have to make some adjustments. Or ask Oprah for cab fare.
Regardless of one’s political persuasion, I think there’s one thing that most of us could agree on. Our politics has become exhausting to us. When the only ones who should be exhausted are the politicians who are supposed to be working hard for us.
Covid fear had a good run, Ukraine fear had a shorter shelf life. Now we have no more abortions fear point, they’re going to run out of fear before the electioif they’re not careful.
All true however of course many are generated by the press and are not real crises.
“””politics in America has become really, really exhausting.”””
I have been feeling the same. American Politics has become a huge business. Billions are spent to create confusion and division.
When Corporations were able to contribute after the Citizens United case, the politicians began receiving too much money and they have used that money to create problems that never get solved.
Social media amplifies everything. High valence words are used to generate clicks.
Hardly any of the crisis are “real” to the average American.
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“ Whatever happened to reasonable people sitting down and hashing things out and coming to a mutually acceptable agreement, without the vitriol and accusations that permeate our current political discourse?”
First off, it has never been that way, ask Hamilton and Burr.
Secondly, how does one “reason” with a party that wants a Ministry of Truth, amongst other things?
Third, is that you Mitt Romney?
Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.
Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.
He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
And your justice as the noonday.
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Do not fret—it only causes harm.
-Psalm 37:1-8
I do agree with this one. Exhausting. The political motivators know that we voters (and donors) act when we are emotionally excited. Therefore their job is to emotionally excite us with scary overblown headlines. If I just wake up in the morning and look at the beautiful day and my beautiful family, I mignt not care much about politics. So I open the internet and bam! I’m affronted!
From my understanding of the Supreme Court decision that may be coming, it really sounds to me to be pretty much a ‘Nothing-Burger.’ All that it does is send back to the individual states an issue that has always belonged being decided at the state level.
It makes actions and consequences closer to the people.
Sitting here thinking, we have a labor/worker shortage because over 30 million Americans have been aborted over the last 40-50 years.
Exactly, as Margaret Thatcher said, "Those in the middle of the road, get run over"
I would blame the 24 hour news channels. There’ns not 24 hours worth of news so they have to make stuff up. Even my lefty friend hates watching the news. So if we turn it off are we hurting ourselves not knowing what they’re up to?
the left can’t even define what a woman is anymore, there is no common ground to negotiate.
Exactly!
Nothing has actually changed except that people (like this author who I’m assuming is old) can no longer lazily ignore the evil that has enveloped this country.
The left has completed the march through the institutions. What’s happening now is the result. The American left is no different than the left in other countries and in other times. They were liars, cheaters and murderers from the beginning.
Getting along with these people was always part of the problem. Being exhausted by the fight for freedom is a big part of the problem.
It’s called information overload.
It is designed to demoralize and distract from the job at hand.
You can take it in, but never allow it to force you to lose sight of your end game.
That game is the elimination of the bush league chamber of commerce worshiping republiCAN’Ts.
Now that President Trump is 22-0, expect the garbage to flow fast and furious.
Now that President Trump is 22-0...
That is the key. Trump is winning by proxy and the deep state is desperate to hold on to their power.
Midterms are coming and I expect the dimrat stormtroopers to get busy this summer and this fall.
Americans ignorance is what is exhausting , go travel around the world and listen to the description they have about our western political leaders and the ones who support them , I’m not even paying attention to whoever is paying attention to it anymore here. It’s beyond ignorance In My opinion , it’s clear mental disturbance and self destruction. It’s proven everyday more and more . What a sham this administration is and what a sham it is to actually believe it when so many other sources not tied to those organizations have debunked its narrative globally .
Sure, first of all there are an awful lot of media devoted wholly to politics 24/7 and accessible to all. Secondly, it seems like we don’t have a common culture any more. Third, federalism, the idea that the people of different states make their own rules, is in decline. I think it’s mostly about all the media. If we had the internet 100 or 200 years ago, we wouldn’t have lasted as one country for as long as we did.
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, as the old saying goes. The fight against evil and evildoers will never end in this fallen, sinful world.
“...politics in America has become really, really exhausting...”
Spoken like someone named Wilbur. Where has this guy been the last 50 years? I am at the point where I want my boot on their Rat faces. Give them a taste of their own medicine, for ounce.
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