The line that “leftists” have an “agenda” and are “out to destroy the country” has been the mantra of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Rush Limbaugh. I’ve been an unwilling listener to his tripe for decades now.
(Unwilling in the sense that, in our cubicle maze, enough people would have him on all day long – and heaven help the person who would ask for it to be turned down so I could get some work done)
About the only thing sadder than what Rush says is that, he has said it enough times, over and over, that a sizable chunk of Americans now believe it. Including a president who decided to give him that award. Probably as a reward for continuing (and originating) the conspiracy theories he uses to keep America polarized.
Now along with an army of Rush “wannabes” all piping out the same thing: “Leftists are out to crush us! It’s up to us to crush them first!”
In the meantime, the “left” is trying to solve the nation’s problems, with the “right” constantly saying that we “are” the problem and, as implied by Old Guy above, we need to be banished!
How the Sam Hill are we expected to do anything in this country any more, let alone against this virus, let alone racial inequality, let alone fix our highways…
Actually responding to Old Guy, above:
The line that “leftists” have an “agenda” and are “out to destroy the country” has been the mantra of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Rush Limbaugh. I’ve been an unwilling listener to his tripe for decades now.
(Unwilling in the sense that, in our cubicle maze, enough people would have him on all day long – and heaven help the person who would ask for it to be turned down so I could get some work done)
About the only thing sadder than what Rush says is that, he has said it enough times, over and over, that a sizable chunk of Americans now believe it. Including a president who decided to give him that award. Probably as a reward for continuing (and originating) the conspiracy theories he uses to keep America polarized.
Now along with an army of Rush “wannabes” all piping out the same thing: “Leftists are out to crush us! It’s up to us to crush them first!”
In the meantime, the “left” is trying to solve the nation’s problems, with the “right” constantly saying that we “are” the problem and, as implied by Old Guy above, we need to be banished!
How the Sam Hill are we expected to do anything in this country any more, let alone against this virus, let alone racial inequality, let alone fix our highways…