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A Rare Instance of Republican Consistency

2/9/2022

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The Republicans take pride in not wearing masks, not pushing vaccine shots, and fighting mandates.
 
The Republicans love guns. The more the merrier. They oppose safe storage and they like arming teachers.
 
I’m not sure why, but some have questioned the consistency of these two arguments. It doesn’t surprise me they do. After all, consistency is not a trait found in most political exchanges from either side. The Republicans, though, have become experts in the double talk lying world.
 
They dare to accuse President Biden of playing politics and using the race card in making a Supreme Court nomination. Like their history of race relations is so great. How many non-whites did Trump appoint—or even consider?
 
They dare to say voting in Florida in 2020 was superbly run but we need to make it more difficult in order to eliminate any possible fraud in the future. Although the only fraud I’ve read about has been on the Republican side.
 
They dare to blast peaceful demonstrations against the police killing of a black man. Then they go on to describe the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the capitol as “legitimate political discourse.”
 
Yes, there is nothing unusual about the hypocritical inconsistent stands taken by the immoral Republicans. The list of examples can be extended seemingly indefinitely.
 
However, I think it’s incorrect to apply the appellation of inconsistency to the Republican opposition to masks and their love of guns. To me they aren’t opposites at all, but rather are two pages from the same sorry book.
 
After all, it seems the Republicans don’t care about human life. And that’s especially true when it comes to children.
 
It is obvious masks and vaccines save lives.
 
It is obvious guns take lives.
 
So being against masks means more lives are lost.
 
Being for guns means more lives are lost.
 
As was noted, the Republicans are against masks and are in favor of ever-increasing gun ownership.
 
Seems consistent to me. Both lead to lost lives. And children are all too often the victims.
 
No matter.
 
They’ve got the proper ideological stand in place to appeal to that minority of voters who feed on their disgusting rhetoric.
 
And they’ve got the backs of the National Rifle Association and thus are assured of continuous monetary support.
 
What more could they want? After all, lives don’t matter.
2 Comments
Adrienne Katz
2/9/2022 07:32:30 am

Dear Bob,
Thank you for continuing to post your eloquently written opinions and thoughts!

I agree with you 100% of the time ! My writing muse seems to have temporarily retired, except for my Facebook and email responses to others' messages.

I admire and respect your diligence and continuing efforts, and look forward to your future messages. I've mentioned to Patti about our making a couple's date for eating outdoors while the weather is so conducive. Please remind her and lets set a date soon!

We like both the Italian restaurants in your neighborhood, so that's an easy destination. Hope to hear from you soon. STAY WELL, dear friends.

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Bob
2/15/2022 10:12:07 am

Thank you so much for your comment. They are always much appreciated.

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