I’m seeing a flurry of posts, articles, and editorials calling for us to “turn the temperature down” on our political rhetoric. These posts are interspersed with some pointing out the dire need to be able to argue against things we actually think are wrong. How to split that baby?
I suggest that we all, including both Republican and Democratic politicians, stop telling people what we don’t like and telling them what we do like. Rather than declaiming that “Trump is a threat to democracy” say what you think he should have done or should be doing. State everything positively rather than negatively. I think you’ll find that it’s harder than it sounds.
I realize that I am whistling past a graveyard here and there is no real prospect for what I am suggesting actually happening. As I’ve said before negativism works.
Not happening. Way too much media and think tanks making money by keeping people angry. Way too many politicians are stupid and useless but they keep their positoions very secure, probably more secure than the few actually trying to accomplish stuff, by saying the most outrageous stuff they can.
Steve
To your point, Dave. Until Covid hit the country was doing pretty well. How about more of those policies?
Two in particular. Reverse the immigration executive orders Biden reversed, and also permitting aka drill, drill , drill.
BTW this Trump as dictator meme is just nauseating. Trotted out by liars. He meant the very two reversals I cited. Period.
But liars are gonna lie.
How do you change minds when many believe Trump was sent by god!!
Drill, drill, drill. Sigh. I remember when people used to think markets and price mechanisms should determine how much oil we produce.
Steve