Constant, relentless, virulent critique can destroy a country from within.
GOP's constant anger and critical rhetoric is dangerous for this country! The Weimar Republic (1918-1933) shows, relentless, virulent critique from both ends of the political spectrum weakens the spirit of democracy, a spirit that can only thrive in an atmosphere of tolerance and compromise. By destroying the very relationships that are a thriving polity’s engine, excessive critique exhausts the collective will to good. Democracy and human rights rely in part upon vigilance; they also rest upon an ability to perceive and foster the good that already exists in the human family. Yet what we are good at is criticism; we are quick to perceive failure. We are much less skilled in the art of collective strengthening. Therefore, I want to try to use the historical record, particularly the record relating to democracy and human rights, to suggest some direction for that process.
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We in the American society are critical but it is especially true in the Republican Party.. Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Hannity and others. One must ask why are the Republicans so critical? Why are they so angry? Why are they so divisive? And, is this what we want of our society, a group of angry, bitter people to run this country? Because I think we know by now that negativity attracts negativity to us, ...., and nothing from nothing leaves nothing, and that is precisely why they are the Party of "No"!
It is surely disconcerting and hypocritical to see Republicans and Joe Scarborough daily do everything they can to try to disparage President Obama and his teams' goals and positive endeavors and to falsely link him to George Bush and his failed years (who did not have an economic policy at all or a Home agenda policy at all). What was really "unsustainable" was the money George Bush spent digging us into a huge hole, a mess, and now Pres. Obama is spending money getting us out of this hole, that is the difference. One is a "destroyer" the other is a "savior".
And, for the GOP to begin this this doom and gloom scenario, is to work counter-intuitive to the good energy we are trying to bring in to fix America, to restore her. The GOP are like a doctor telling a patient wrongly "you have cancer and you only have 6 months to live", when in fact the patient does not have cancer, and is only sick, but with the right treatment gets healthy again. Their energy is ugly, angry, and it is down right embarrassing, and it is also Dangerous for us as a country. Because the GOP are devoid of hope and goodwill, there is no hope or positive agendas in their scenarios at all. They are on the wrong side of history and on the wrong side of what is right and good. We must recall that all the doom and gloom predicted for Y2k, was just that, doom and gloom with no basis in reality and that is what the GOP are offering now, a false basis in reality. Where were they a few years ago? Huh, when we Really, really needed them?