I think your headline as it relates to the body of your article is not entirely accurate. While the Republican campaign against health care access for transgender youth is appalling and I'm sure exhausting for their parents, the general lack of access to health care and the downward spiral of the health care system since the ACA was impl…
I think your headline as it relates to the body of your article is not entirely accurate. While the Republican campaign against health care access for transgender youth is appalling and I'm sure exhausting for their parents, the general lack of access to health care and the downward spiral of the health care system since the ACA was implemented is exhausting my patients (and me) to no end. I am exhausted by the division fomented by a media, including you Thom, that preaches to its choir in order to maintain viewership and revenue rather than encouraging the non-partisan, unbiased critical thinking that is necessary to unite people to overcome a political system that is killing us on both sides of the aisle. The Democrats are doing awful things to immigrants and furthering the militarization of our country and the world with a nationalistic fervor that is justified by a petrifying fear of Putin and China, while the former has invaded one sovereign nation, that latter none and we have invaded, bombed and subverted democracy in at least 20 over the past 30 years. So yes, I am exhausted by the impetus to prop up imperialist corporatist leaders whose terrible judgment has been proven time and time again, as if I am supposed to be working for Joe Biden instead of vice versa. Democrats have failed to protect us time and time again (see Obama's lies about passing legislation to codify Roe V Wade and his failure to do so when he had a supermajority) and yet all liberals can do is blame Republicans with your help and to no avail. Exhausting indeed.
I agree with your description of the Democratic party, it seems to have been Kabuki theater, a performance for public consumption, while behind the scenes they are on their knees, just like the Republican party, fellating the big donors, who throw change at beggars.
Obama failed his base, especially his people of color base, afraid of being attacked as racist, he could not even chastise a cop that illegally detained Prof Louis Henry Gates, Jr.
And the worse thing about his administration, was that with a Democratic majority, he blocked out advocates of Single payer health insurance, even Bernie, from discussions, and held an 24/7 open house at the White House for instance company execs and lobbyists.
When all that was necessary was a short one sentence bill to change the Medicare enabling act, to "eligibility starts at birth", but that would have pissed off the donors.
By the way The Biden administration had a chance to preserve choice for women,it could have passed legislation, during that narrow window when the Democrats had control of the Capitol,
The Interregnum between Nov 9 and the swearing in of the new congress. They used it to pass
the Respect of marriage act, that protected gay marriage, but not a bill to protect the womans right to choose.
Why would that be, i ask rhetorically? It is because gay marriage had become universally accepted and was not a hot potato. Whereas abortion was, and they were afraid that if they came down on the side of a woman's choice, they would be crushed or taking away abortion as an issue would play in their favor in the 2024 election. Female sovereignty is a great campaign issue.
Fear as a fund raising tactic, and a vote garnering issue is the name of the game.
Republicans have proven that it works, they have a whole TV network with tens, maybe hundreds of millions of viewers who are experts at tweaking the amygdala, that is where the money and votes lie.. in the amydala. People told time and again to fear (fear everything), willingly empty their wallets in support of those that tell them that have the cure and will kill the source of their fear. Create a problem, then offer to solve it.
Democrats need to study the Republican playbook, including Frank Luntz
I have noticed Biden is pushing gay rights and immigration also. He is working to divide the nation like Trump did. The only thing that makes sense to me is that they're both on the same team and playing everyone else for suckers. That is why I have little faith Biden and most of the dams will save America from dictatorship.
I think your headline as it relates to the body of your article is not entirely accurate. While the Republican campaign against health care access for transgender youth is appalling and I'm sure exhausting for their parents, the general lack of access to health care and the downward spiral of the health care system since the ACA was implemented is exhausting my patients (and me) to no end. I am exhausted by the division fomented by a media, including you Thom, that preaches to its choir in order to maintain viewership and revenue rather than encouraging the non-partisan, unbiased critical thinking that is necessary to unite people to overcome a political system that is killing us on both sides of the aisle. The Democrats are doing awful things to immigrants and furthering the militarization of our country and the world with a nationalistic fervor that is justified by a petrifying fear of Putin and China, while the former has invaded one sovereign nation, that latter none and we have invaded, bombed and subverted democracy in at least 20 over the past 30 years. So yes, I am exhausted by the impetus to prop up imperialist corporatist leaders whose terrible judgment has been proven time and time again, as if I am supposed to be working for Joe Biden instead of vice versa. Democrats have failed to protect us time and time again (see Obama's lies about passing legislation to codify Roe V Wade and his failure to do so when he had a supermajority) and yet all liberals can do is blame Republicans with your help and to no avail. Exhausting indeed.
I agree with your description of the Democratic party, it seems to have been Kabuki theater, a performance for public consumption, while behind the scenes they are on their knees, just like the Republican party, fellating the big donors, who throw change at beggars.
Obama failed his base, especially his people of color base, afraid of being attacked as racist, he could not even chastise a cop that illegally detained Prof Louis Henry Gates, Jr.
And the worse thing about his administration, was that with a Democratic majority, he blocked out advocates of Single payer health insurance, even Bernie, from discussions, and held an 24/7 open house at the White House for instance company execs and lobbyists.
When all that was necessary was a short one sentence bill to change the Medicare enabling act, to "eligibility starts at birth", but that would have pissed off the donors.
By the way The Biden administration had a chance to preserve choice for women,it could have passed legislation, during that narrow window when the Democrats had control of the Capitol,
The Interregnum between Nov 9 and the swearing in of the new congress. They used it to pass
the Respect of marriage act, that protected gay marriage, but not a bill to protect the womans right to choose.
Why would that be, i ask rhetorically? It is because gay marriage had become universally accepted and was not a hot potato. Whereas abortion was, and they were afraid that if they came down on the side of a woman's choice, they would be crushed or taking away abortion as an issue would play in their favor in the 2024 election. Female sovereignty is a great campaign issue.
Fear as a fund raising tactic, and a vote garnering issue is the name of the game.
Republicans have proven that it works, they have a whole TV network with tens, maybe hundreds of millions of viewers who are experts at tweaking the amygdala, that is where the money and votes lie.. in the amydala. People told time and again to fear (fear everything), willingly empty their wallets in support of those that tell them that have the cure and will kill the source of their fear. Create a problem, then offer to solve it.
Democrats need to study the Republican playbook, including Frank Luntz
I have noticed Biden is pushing gay rights and immigration also. He is working to divide the nation like Trump did. The only thing that makes sense to me is that they're both on the same team and playing everyone else for suckers. That is why I have little faith Biden and most of the dams will save America from dictatorship.