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Hatred for the Defilers of the Republic
I suggested to her that my disgust with the whole charade had blossomed -- or devolved, as some might have it -- into a sincere and all-powerful hatred for the Republican Party. Though I had at first felt bad, and a little sad, about this hatred, I now felt sincere and justified. I told her I hated George W. Bush more than I've ever hated anyone in American politics and, really, at least in my lifetime, anyone in any foreign government as well.
Sadly, this had also, by association, transformed what used to be simple frustration with Republicans into hatred for them collectively. Individually, I suppose, I could still tolerate them --if I had to -- but collectively I hated their blind attachment to a corrupt political party and their willingness to be bamboozled by its chronic and blatant lies. The Republican Party, in my eyes, has become indelibly linked to racism, bloodshed, greed, corruption, hypocrisy, and general all-around shittiness. Its moral compass has a screw loose. In the last four years, it has also destroyed my nation's good name around the world, which I believe is its most unforgivable offense. I no longer saw any reason to hide my disgust with, and from, any Republican I might come across.
There's been a lot of breast beating about the divisiveness of the current political atmosphere (Yes, I am looking at you, Senator Coburn).
I say to the Republican Party, as you sow so shall you reap.
When you crowed "9/11 changed everything", you plowed that field with great enthusiasm- some might even call it "glee".
When you arrogantly painted Tom Daschle as an "obstructionist" when he put patriotism before partisan advantage, you planted seed.
When you claimed Max Cleland, who gave three limbs and many years of service was "unfit to lead" in matters of national defense while forwarding mouthpieces with suspect (or non-existent) military credentials, you irrigated a couple of fields.
Of course, fertilizer was generously applied all along.
Crops seemed to be coming in pretty good-in domestic if not foreign fields, anyway-until that ramshackle mandate you all claimed was so well constructed washed away in the fetid floods of Katrina.
Now all that advantage you borrowed has to be repaid, with interest. And "oops my bad" ain't gonna pay that mortgage down.
Like Alan Bisbort, I'm angry at you Republicans. All of you, without exception, have colluded to put party ahead of your duty to your fellow citizens. You play smashmouth politics, and whine when somebody hits back-or just expects you to adhere to the rule of law...
Hate has its uses, and Bisbort does make a compelling case for the strength of his own. But I really can't bring myself to hate you all as a group. Okay,occasionally, I despise for your willful blindness, perhaps, but that goes for spineless Democrats as well.
I've got too much work to do to waste hating you.
But I'm fully willing to plow you under if you get in the way of a fully functioning Constitutional democratic republic.
Because, to quote the great Edward Abbey:
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.