Thursday, November 08, 2018

I am not sure how to bridge this....

So here is a letter writer to the New York Times after the election. He is from Florida (I removed his name), but I don’t  know how to talk to him. I decry the condition of the electorate not communicating, but how do I even start?

He says that Democrats are for “higher taxes, illegal immigration and unprotected borders” that we only use “political correctness and obstructing Trump.”

How does one have a reality based discussion around this? Despite what Fox and Trump say about Democrats, we are not FOR illegal immigration and unprotected borders. Well, actually it was what they SAID, now that the election is over news about “the caravan” dried up from FOX and Trump.

The Democrats did not obstruct Trump, because they couldn’t. The Republicans held (and still hold for 2 months) every lever of power in Washington. They own the Senate, the House, the Supreme Court and the Presidency. The Democrats have obstructed anything!!!

The Democrats held the government for 8 years under Obama and didn’t raise taxes. They did let the Republican tax breaks for those making over $400,000 expire - as the Republicans built them, but that is far from “raising taxes”. And how did force political correctness.

Finally, and I cannot believe I have to say this, the writer talks about Democratic incivility. The Republican President calls Democrats evil, calls the news The Enemy of the People, called for a multiple women to be locked up for the crime of opposing one of Trump’s candidates. Implied Megan Kelly was experiencing Menzies for daring to question him. Called John McCain a loser for getting caught. Called a Gold Star family Muslim traitors for daring to oppose him. And Democrats are blamed for incivility.

How does one talk to this person? How can we have a discussion when the writer simply spouts talking points layered onto him from Fox News?


This reminds me of trying to talk to people after the election of Barack Obama, and they STARTED the discussion with, “Honestly, I believe he might be the anti-Christ. That is what the church is saying.” And they weren’t joking.