Marco Rubio is a joke. I only wish this article was.
Unfortunately, Ms. Ungar Sargon seems to be of a piece with many perfectly justified critics of wokeness who can't walk and chew gum at the same time. Who think that battling the illiberal pieties of the left requires turning a blind eye to the glaring dysfunction of the Republican Pa…
Marco Rubio is a joke. I only wish this article was.
Unfortunately, Ms. Ungar Sargon seems to be of a piece with many perfectly justified critics of wokeness who can't walk and chew gum at the same time. Who think that battling the illiberal pieties of the left requires turning a blind eye to the glaring dysfunction of the Republican Party, which currently threatens the very foundations of our democracy.
The Republican Party will not become the party of the working class, or of anything, really, until Donald Trump has finally gulped down one too many midnight cheeseburgers. This is a party *literally* without a platform outside of "we're with Trump". And Trump's regard for the working class is as fraudulent as everything else about him.
As for Rubio, his newfound "populism" is little more than political opportunism, representing a sharp about face from his previous Reagan Republican stances in his flailing attempts to re-invent himself after Trump cast him into emasculated irrelevance. And normally, I'd say fine - if that's what you want to fight for now, then do it faithfully.
But faithfulness requires trust and there can be no trust for Rubio who, like most Republicans, refuses to stand up to Trump and be honest with his constituents. He knows full well how dangerous Trump and his lies are to our republic and yet toes the line, still believing that he has a chance to become President one day. He's a craven coward, and you can't trust a coward.
And the white working class shouldn't be fooled - the Republican Party is still controlled by wealthy business interests, and acts like it. Rubio's freelancing is tolerated for the moment while the party deals with accidentally becoming a personality cult where the only rule is fealty to Trump. Don't expect the party as a whole to start getting behind legislation that benefits working class families. They've been building white working class support through cultural wedge issues since well before Trump, continued doing so while he was President, and will do so again if he wins in 2024, all while Trump entertains everyone with his clown show and we hope our government can withstand four more years of brazen lawlessness.
In fact, this article seems like little more than a continuation of that same pattern - take advantage of the Democrats' far left wing to convince working class people that Democrats are an existential threat to America and that Republicans are their savior. Valorize ignorance in the name of "freedom". I've been listening to this broken record for a long, long time. Not good, "Common Sense".
You nailed it. That said, the woke left is dangerous, too. And its driving the bus.
On issues, I'm liberal. But my upcoming votes won't be about issues, they'll be about which party will do more harm to this nation. That's never been the case before.
Marco Rubio is a joke. I only wish this article was.
Unfortunately, Ms. Ungar Sargon seems to be of a piece with many perfectly justified critics of wokeness who can't walk and chew gum at the same time. Who think that battling the illiberal pieties of the left requires turning a blind eye to the glaring dysfunction of the Republican Party, which currently threatens the very foundations of our democracy.
The Republican Party will not become the party of the working class, or of anything, really, until Donald Trump has finally gulped down one too many midnight cheeseburgers. This is a party *literally* without a platform outside of "we're with Trump". And Trump's regard for the working class is as fraudulent as everything else about him.
As for Rubio, his newfound "populism" is little more than political opportunism, representing a sharp about face from his previous Reagan Republican stances in his flailing attempts to re-invent himself after Trump cast him into emasculated irrelevance. And normally, I'd say fine - if that's what you want to fight for now, then do it faithfully.
But faithfulness requires trust and there can be no trust for Rubio who, like most Republicans, refuses to stand up to Trump and be honest with his constituents. He knows full well how dangerous Trump and his lies are to our republic and yet toes the line, still believing that he has a chance to become President one day. He's a craven coward, and you can't trust a coward.
And the white working class shouldn't be fooled - the Republican Party is still controlled by wealthy business interests, and acts like it. Rubio's freelancing is tolerated for the moment while the party deals with accidentally becoming a personality cult where the only rule is fealty to Trump. Don't expect the party as a whole to start getting behind legislation that benefits working class families. They've been building white working class support through cultural wedge issues since well before Trump, continued doing so while he was President, and will do so again if he wins in 2024, all while Trump entertains everyone with his clown show and we hope our government can withstand four more years of brazen lawlessness.
In fact, this article seems like little more than a continuation of that same pattern - take advantage of the Democrats' far left wing to convince working class people that Democrats are an existential threat to America and that Republicans are their savior. Valorize ignorance in the name of "freedom". I've been listening to this broken record for a long, long time. Not good, "Common Sense".
You nailed it. That said, the woke left is dangerous, too. And its driving the bus.
On issues, I'm liberal. But my upcoming votes won't be about issues, they'll be about which party will do more harm to this nation. That's never been the case before.