“That is not to deny that atrocities were committed, but atrocities were not the norm and Bundy understands that.” So you fall into the camp of “oh it wasn’t THAT bad....”. Being owned by another human being is an atrocity in itself. Are you really that tone deaf? Do you REALLY think this is a hill Republicans should be defending??
I won’t temper my criticism in the least. Bundy is a blowhard who just shot himself in the foot. Within a week he will be totally out of the news, as all sympathy for him has pretty much evaporated.
I don't care about tone.
At some point, party politics take a back seat to reality. You can't frame the Bundy story politically. No politician would touch it. I don't expect them to.
My comments are entirely apolitical.
The more they try to politicize speech by Bundy, or Duck Dynasty, attacking the personal integrity of the individual speaking, the more obvious it becomes that the progressives use of tactics designed to pit each of us against the other in a ever so Marxist way, becomes plainly visible.
I am not playing that game. I will not be used in that way.
But it seems clear to me, just from the recent months of constant bickering here on free Republic with the Putin supporters fighting the anti-Putin crowd with ridiculous nonsequiters and a fair about of venom. Something that came out of the blue and I never thought I would see it here.
Now this mess, and I could make a longer list given time.
I would ask you why these comments about the failed results of 100 years of US government social programs by a westerner trying to make a life in a very inhospitable place, should be somehow important politically to the National Republican Party. A Party who once again, are tripping and falling while trying to distance themselves from a rancher's comment that is absolutely, spot on true?
I would ask how it is, that a party, that seems to be currently engaged in using more Marxist tactics to damage the Tea Parties credibility should be held up in high regard or protected against some western ranchers comments about 100 years of failed government social engineering?
I only pose the questions, because frankly, I don't think you have a answer.
Actually, there is no answer but to rip the guts of that party out and rebuild it.
But to do that, you need people with backbone.
and I don't see very many.
So the party does not need protection from a ranchers comments. It need to buried in them, have these comments shoved into their orfices until they can stomach a little bit of “plain talk”, as it is referred to in my circles..and give up this garbage called politically correct. If we cannot accomplish that, then I see no choice but to burn it.
And then start over.