Yesterday, our friend Nan posted a question asked by Robert Reich and this may well be one of his best pieces ever! I was impressed enough to want to share it. Thank you, Nan … and Robert! (I actually thought I had re-blogged this yesterday afternoon, and didn’t find out until late last night that I had it all set up but forgot to hit the “Reblog Post” button! Senility is setting in!)
OK … I’m doing it again. But this is something that NEEDS to be shared. It was written by Robert Reich (via Substack):
A personal question to powerful people who continue to deny the results of the 2020 election
What do you tell yourself in private?
I have a serious question for people who have power in America and who continue to deny the outcome of the 2020 election and enable Trump’s Big Lie: What are you saying to yourself in private? How are you justifying yourself in your own mind?
I don’t mean to be snide or snarky. I’m genuinely curious.
I’m not interested in Trump’s answer to this question. He is too far gone — lost in the depths of his own pathological ego. I’m also not asking the millions of Trump followers, Fox News viewers, and rightwing social media fans who have been fed the Big…
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that was an outstanding essay; thanks for sharing. so many great questions, my guess is that none of the people mentioned will answer…
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I thought so too. He asks the questions I want to hear answered. They might answer them, but not honestly. I have said a few times that in order to qualify to even run for office, candidates should have to answer a series of questions while hooked up to a polygraph machine!
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that would be a great idea – I would think that would cut down significantly on the number of candidates…
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Probably cut 90% of the candidates out of the Republican Party!
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and the ones left might have no support from the voters…
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And so … the voters would all stay home and … the good guys would win by default?
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and onnly the good guys would be voting 🙂
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Care to make any bets about the likelihood of this scenario?
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sure. slim and none…
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Here the answer is clear with our lot. They are laughing at us.
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Don’t worry, my friend … they are laughing even harder at us on this side of the pond. And justifiably so.
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Thanks, Ned!!!
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Setting in further you mean? 🤭😋
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Exactly!!!
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