One fear I have is that the neo-progressives will stimulate a nasty counter reaction through it's heavy handed overreach.
I recall during George W's time in office, they were running roughshod over the process, and some wise observers said that their hubris and self-righteousness would blind them and cause them to…
One fear I have is that the neo-progressives will stimulate a nasty counter reaction through it's heavy handed overreach.
I recall during George W's time in office, they were running roughshod over the process, and some wise observers said that their hubris and self-righteousness would blind them and cause them to make major mistakes which would bring them down. Now I see the left following that same path, and they are not being aware of what they are stirring up. Trump was surprise #1.
I do NOT want an authoritarian right to come to power, but neither do I want a totalitarian left to take over. Both tendencies reinforce each other, and I oppose both.
I've been a lifelong Democrat and have to date voted only for Democrats or Greens. I was relieved when Trump lost the presidency. But it's clear to me that the Democrats have the slimmest control of Congress, and did not win a mandate from the voters to undertake massive restructuring of the government and society. Biden won because he was not Trump; in the Democratic primaries he outpolled all of the more progressive candidate, because most Democrats wanted the healer and uniter he promises to be, a moderate who would get us back to more less polarized governance. Alas, he has not followed that role; neither those to the left of him nor those to the right of him want any reconciliation. And his administration is acting beyond his mandate, alienating a LOT of people. His poll numbers are remarkably bad (and Harris is doing worse).
I personally think that a second Trump term, or a Ted Cruz, would be terrible for the country. But the Democrats seem to be p*ssing enough independents off (and even Democrats) that they are setting up the stage for something like that.
Good observation, Steve.
One fear I have is that the neo-progressives will stimulate a nasty counter reaction through it's heavy handed overreach.
I recall during George W's time in office, they were running roughshod over the process, and some wise observers said that their hubris and self-righteousness would blind them and cause them to make major mistakes which would bring them down. Now I see the left following that same path, and they are not being aware of what they are stirring up. Trump was surprise #1.
I do NOT want an authoritarian right to come to power, but neither do I want a totalitarian left to take over. Both tendencies reinforce each other, and I oppose both.
I've been a lifelong Democrat and have to date voted only for Democrats or Greens. I was relieved when Trump lost the presidency. But it's clear to me that the Democrats have the slimmest control of Congress, and did not win a mandate from the voters to undertake massive restructuring of the government and society. Biden won because he was not Trump; in the Democratic primaries he outpolled all of the more progressive candidate, because most Democrats wanted the healer and uniter he promises to be, a moderate who would get us back to more less polarized governance. Alas, he has not followed that role; neither those to the left of him nor those to the right of him want any reconciliation. And his administration is acting beyond his mandate, alienating a LOT of people. His poll numbers are remarkably bad (and Harris is doing worse).
I personally think that a second Trump term, or a Ted Cruz, would be terrible for the country. But the Democrats seem to be p*ssing enough independents off (and even Democrats) that they are setting up the stage for something like that.