tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post7811692749626826760..comments2024-03-28T15:17:43.056-04:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: American ExceptionalismCervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-53780469520700745192018-02-24T11:32:43.716-05:002018-02-24T11:32:43.716-05:00What Dr. Snyder et al may be feeling is what the o...<br /><br /><br />What Dr. Snyder et al may be feeling is what the other side felt when Obama was elected. Many on the right were very afraid for democracy.<br /><br />Obama promised to "fundamentally change America". So, where was the fear and outcry then? <br /><br />Where was the gnashing of teeth when Obama announced in frustration with congress that he "had a pen and he had a phone" signaling his agenda was more important than the democratic process? That he "would act if congress wouldn't". (And he did).<br /><br />Where was the anxiety in the press at that time?<br /><br /><br />So now the right is not in fear as their guy now uses the same executive powers to advance his agenda and the left is freaking out.<br /><br />Look, Trump was duly elected. FBI says it was a fair election and Russia had no influence in the outcome so let's just get that out of the way. And Trump has used lawful means to advance his agenda.<br /><br />And all this hysteria about Trump being a "strongman" government and democracy is in danger, etc. is specious. It's a great story that can be sold to those still upset with an election result that has halted the slow creep of socialism that had been welcomed and accepted as inevitable. <br /><br />My advice to my friends on the left is to keep all of this in perspective.<br /><br /><br /><br />Gay Boy Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-45928324951574661492018-02-24T09:53:17.722-05:002018-02-24T09:53:17.722-05:00It didn't happen in the last 13 months, the po...It didn't happen in the last 13 months, the point is that the political attitudes that led to the last 13 months have plagued us for the last 20 years.Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-13491762788743852582018-02-23T13:00:27.446-05:002018-02-23T13:00:27.446-05:00Really like this post.
The article that attempts ...Really like this post.<br /><br />The article that attempts to explain the shorter lifespans of Americans as compared to other developed countries seems to focus on lifestyle differences such as obesity and resulting diabetes, alcohol consumption, suicides and economic factors.<br /><br />Fair enough. <br /><br />What's really hard to wrap my brain around is the second article by Dr. Snyder that somehow this all happened in the last 13 months, Trump is the beast and that Trump supporters really are happy to see others suffer.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />Gay Boy Bobnoreply@blogger.com