Wry Catcher
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- #121
"AS the nation teeters at the edge of fiscal chaos, observers are reaching the conclusion that the American system of government is broken. But almost no one blames the culprit: our insistence on obedience to the Constitution, with all its archaic, idiosyncratic and downright evil provisions."
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"This is not to say that we should disobey all constitutional commands. Freedom of speech and religion, equal protection of the laws and protections against governmental deprivation of life, liberty or property are important, whether or not they are in the Constitution. We should continue to follow those requirements out of respect, not obligation."
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"If even this change is impossible, perhaps the dream of a country ruled by “We the people” is impossibly utopian. If so, we have to give up on the claim that we are a self-governing people who can settle our disagreements through mature and tolerant debate. But before abandoning our heritage of self-government, we ought to try extricating ourselves from constitutional bondage so that we can give real freedom a chance."
Opinion | Let’s Give Up on the Constitution
Older piece but still relevant. Don't like the rules?
Change them.
We did fine for the 18th, 19th an most of the 20th Centuries, then in the 90's Newt Gingrich fucked up everything by making compromise and civil discourse obsolete.
Then in the 21st Century, a country already divided on ideology, became toxic when Trump made bigotry - racism and misogyny - acceptable; he and he alone released hate and fear out of the closet and people like Mindwars who have no moral compass proudly use the salute of Nazi Germany.
You have the issues correct, you are however quite myopic on the players. You should expand your charges to include more of the offenders.
There are many offenders, mostly they are as biddable as lemmings, however, history, which to me was a current event, is as I posted.
Gingrich made politics toxic, honest debate is met with character attacks and half a dozen logical fallacies, hyperbole and naked hate. Trump can only be described as cruel and evil. He has no capacity for empathy or even sympathy. And the lemmings who support him must also lack these basic human ethos.