... primates. And as such, there are always some that crave dominion over the lives of others in the troop, and then there a those that want – indeed, NEED – to be told what to do and how to think. They crave being dominated by someone who panders to their inchoate fears and resentments, and validates their hatred of anything or anyone that doesn't conform to their perverted standards, or share their diseased belief system. They dress in ridiculous flag-themed costumes, paint their faces red, white, and blue, and howl like demented monkeys whenever their orange-faced Dear Leader spews one of their favorite buzz words, like "STOLEN", or "LOCK HER UP!"
Brash and brazen oligarchs are calling the tune, because their bought and paid for politicians have bulldozed the legal guardrails that might have curbed their excesses, while those who had the power to rein them in refused to believe, despite being told in so many words, that anyone could be rotten down to their DNA.
And we know how that turned out. We played by the rules, and they didn't. Now we're trying to catch up, and dodging boobytraps as we go.
Playing nice with Republicans is a losing game. As I mentioned in another post, it's knives out, or die. Lady Justice carries a sword. It's time She used it.
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