More of the Way We Are Now, Alas

The first destruction of a Confederate memorial was by Republican George W. Bush, who removed a plaque from a state building in Austin years before Democrats got into the business.

The destruction of memorials is intrinsically and historically a barbarian act of hatred and vaunted supremacy.

Republicans are shallow and short-sighted and always evade responsibility. For instance, they deplore the anti-Americanism of a group of foreign women (Somalian, Puerto Rican, etc.) in the U.S. House of Representative. But except for immigration policies that most Republicans voted for, the “anti-American” Representatives would not even be here and elected to Congress. Republicans deplore the Supreme Court Justices of Roe v. Wade although most of them were appointed by Republican Presidents and received confirmation endorsement by Republican Senators.

Republican officials declined to enforce the law and prevent destruction of the Calhoun monument in Charleston. In Congress they made no significant effort to prevent destruction of the reconciliation memorial.

You learn a lot about the Republicans from Neil Kumar’s opponent in a recent primary election in Arkansas. When Neil brought up the question of immigration, his incumbent opponent babbled about the need for imported talent. Obviously he had never even thought about the issue. He was just blabbing Republican boilerplate created by ad men as talking points.

The national Republicans cultivate and support for office ambitious mediocrities without any ideas or principles. Another example: the recently elected Speaker, now asking for money from conservatives, in every recorded spontaneous remark is leftist.

Last but not least, most Republicans bankrolling and applauding the ongoing Israeli murder of innocent women and children. They have no moral or intellectual thought about the matter---they just know that being against “terrorism” and for Israel play good with the media. But being shallow and short-sighted people, they may have outsmarted themselves.