INTO THE FUTURE?

By Ruth A. Sheets

Recently when I was reading comments on Robert Reich’s Substack, I read a note from someone I often respond to, I just  had to jump in.  Below is her comment and my response.  I think I commented as I did because I am so frustrated with Democrats these days going after other Democrats, whining that Dems are doing nothing, are weak, and on and on.  It is rather disgusting and very Republican, but I suspect as human beings, those attributes can be present no matter the political party.  The difference, Democrats even in squabbling and blaming have more ideas for the benefit of this nation and world than Republicans have had in more than a century and that is not an exaggeration! 

Comment:

“My MAGA family says that "it was Democrats winning only Blue States last Tuesday. Haha! Big deal." I told them that I hope they keep thinking that way. And I do. That way, they won't be ready when we have even more forward momentum. This win has to be something that gives us more courage and strength. We can't use it as an excuse to sit back and put up our feet.”

Here's my response. 

Donna, you are so right.  Because Democrats have not acted like major bullies, wrecking balls, and terrorists as Republicans have, we are seen to be weak, while it is we who are holding things together in communities, states, and beyond.  It is we who will do our best to see that even Republicans on SNAP and Medicaid get their funds restarted.  It is we Democrats that will stand by our schools and the education even of Republican children when their religious voucher school kicks their child out because he/she is just not the right kind of person.  We will stand by science and research that will make life better for many, in the face of manufactured fear.  We will push local governments to step up when the Republicans that were elected betray those who elected them. 

In conclusion:

We will have to call out the lies that come from the Repubs in power every single day, over and over.  We need to be energized so we can stand the fallout from scared Republicans and others who have no clue what is really going on because their faces and brains have been stuck to Fox and the rest of the right-wing media whose mission is to wreck our democracy in favor of who knows what.  They do know what Trump and his handlers are, so, it is anti-American that they keep pumping out the lies on their behalf.  We need to be on this case all the time and not let the ignorance/ignorants win.