I take exception to your opening statement. As one of these/ those Americans I do NOT like any of what’s going on.
As a writer myself I understand the desire to hook my audience, to lure them to read further. Your statement is inflammatory. You have it in you to find a way to present solutions instead of pointing to our failures to cope with a maniac and his minions who have NOrespect or compassion for anyone or anything. I challenge you to do better.
I didn't read it the way you did. I didn't take it personally - It was sarcasm? It was somewhat factual (?) "It seems many Americans are not bothered...". With as much kindness and respect possible, I think we all need to take a breath. This writer was not talking about people who are outraged, they were talking about others who are not...the Trump supporters - the ones who keep finding excuses for the dumbassery happening in our country. If you got past the first paragraph, which I think you might have misread, you would have gotten the gist of the entire piece. Here is the last part: "The Republican partocracy controls the House, Senate, White House, and Supreme Court; together, they have abandoned custom, process, and the rule of law. What they are doing is much worse than temporarily closing the government; they are foreclosing democracy and the rule of law as we know it. They want us to look the other way as they steal the food off our tables. It has got to stop. Democrats must hold the line." And I agree. 100%. I think you may too.
Well, clearly you and I are from different spaces. You attack and then pretend not to attack. Which in my world is just cowardice. But, I gotch'yu - loud and clear. And I will not waste any more time trying to walk you through. You do know you are on Eddie Glaude's Substack right? Thank you for taking the time and showing who you really are. Uhem, and you should really look up the word Sarcasm and Literally. I'm just sayin'. You might be surprised by what you learn. Have a sweet and lovely day.
I take exception to your opening statement. As one of these/ those Americans I do NOT like any of what’s going on.
As a writer myself I understand the desire to hook my audience, to lure them to read further. Your statement is inflammatory. You have it in you to find a way to present solutions instead of pointing to our failures to cope with a maniac and his minions who have NOrespect or compassion for anyone or anything. I challenge you to do better.
I didn't read it the way you did. I didn't take it personally - It was sarcasm? It was somewhat factual (?) "It seems many Americans are not bothered...". With as much kindness and respect possible, I think we all need to take a breath. This writer was not talking about people who are outraged, they were talking about others who are not...the Trump supporters - the ones who keep finding excuses for the dumbassery happening in our country. If you got past the first paragraph, which I think you might have misread, you would have gotten the gist of the entire piece. Here is the last part: "The Republican partocracy controls the House, Senate, White House, and Supreme Court; together, they have abandoned custom, process, and the rule of law. What they are doing is much worse than temporarily closing the government; they are foreclosing democracy and the rule of law as we know it. They want us to look the other way as they steal the food off our tables. It has got to stop. Democrats must hold the line." And I agree. 100%. I think you may too.
Thank you for taking the time to read and respond. Sarcasm literally means to ‘tear off the flesh’. I am weary of this kind of rhetoric and prose.
I prefer Mr. Twain’s approach: It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.
This quote was not meant as an attack, I have a fondness for that quote.
Well, clearly you and I are from different spaces. You attack and then pretend not to attack. Which in my world is just cowardice. But, I gotch'yu - loud and clear. And I will not waste any more time trying to walk you through. You do know you are on Eddie Glaude's Substack right? Thank you for taking the time and showing who you really are. Uhem, and you should really look up the word Sarcasm and Literally. I'm just sayin'. You might be surprised by what you learn. Have a sweet and lovely day.