And why they wrote the U.S. Constitution

Trump's America is what our founders fought to escape.

— scha·den·freu·de (@BlisterPearl) March 23, 2024

Republicans = Nazis

Peace,

emaycee

Mayf 

They could be royals...

The ideal republican President

I've been saying for quite a few years now that when you hear republicans scream about "the tree of liberty" or fly their "Don't Tread on Me" flags or tell us how the Founding Fathers envisioned America (and I'd be willing to bet you could count on one hand the members of the republican base who have actually read The Federalist Papers) it was just so much bullshit because these people believe in the American system about as much as an avowed atheist believes in God.  I guarantee you that to a person they would have all backed King George III because they don't want a nation of laws and men, they want a nation of kings and edicts (that reinforce their, and theirs alone, worldview).

News lately that Rand Paul has been trying to explain why Democracy is such a failure (and proving why he should have remained an eye doctor) and some right wing nutjob named Matt Walsh (who I'd  never heard of until this week) said that Americans should have a job and a basic knowledge of civics to vote (pretty sure those requirements would hurt republicans a lot more than Democrats--the I.Q. of your average republican is just below that of a gnat) betrays their monarchist desires.  They don't believe in the American people--they believe in retaining power at any cost (and just look at the damage they've done to their own to keep that power when it comes to COVID-19, the opioid epidemic, or the economic stagnation of their rural and less educated voters).

Their entire platform has always been, and always will be, built on the principle of "Let Them Eat Cake"--they have what they want and that the rest of us don't is just too fucking bad.

At least until the other side realizes that the tree of liberty is actually watered with universal healthcare, good jobs, a living wage, and the right to for all of us to be equal in the eyes of the law.

Republicans don't hate Democracy--they're terrified of it.

You Have a Choice:  Pass a Voting Rights Bill, or Welcome Fascism to America

Peace,

emaycee

The crown clowns

The only throne republicans are worthy of

 I've noted a time or two here that had we had the republican party in 1776, they would have fought tooth and nail to keep the monarchy.  It's a reactionary party that has never believed in democracy.  They want government officials and their laws by fiat, and the rest of us can eat cake.

Thanks to the Heritage Foundation (what passes for a "think" tank--or more likely, fink tank--in conservative circles these days), we now have proof:  later this month they have scheduled a forum entitled "The Crown Under Fire:  Why the Left's Campaign to Cancel the Monarchy and Undermine a Cornerstone of Western Democracy Will Fail."

You cannot make this shit up.

Apparently the Heritage Foundation doesn't realize that we cancelled the Monarchy in 1776 when we a) crafted the Declaration of Independence, and b) thereafter fought the American Revolution to rid ourselves once and for all of said Monarchy.  For a think tank, not the brightest folks around.

Truth be told, if given our druthers I think most of us on the left would prefer that the United Kingdom not have a monarchy--but I don't imagine it's a platform most of us give all that much thought.  Too busy cleaning up republican messes here at home to worry a lot about a system that really doesn't much affect us since we opened a can of whoop ass on the Brits in the Revolutionary War.

Still, the Heritage Foundation's forum was one more reminder that conservatives do not like American Democracy--most seem just fine with the idea of installing Donald Trump as our permanent leader, voices of the voter be damned.  And their continued efforts at voter suppression further show their lack of caring for the American system.

You can forget all that "Don't Tread on Me" and "pissing on the tree of liberty" bullshit they like to proclaim as if they're the rightful heirs to the Founding Fathers.  Republicans don't love America--they hate it.

And they let us know again and again by their actions.

Daily Reminder:  Zero Republicans Voted for the COVID-19 Relief Package

Peace,

emaycee