You know what? Fuck it. I"m going on a rant.
You know what the fucking fuck I'm tired of throughout all this entire two years of this dumpster fire of an administration? Yeah, I'm pissed at the racism, but I'm black so I've dealt with that bullshit all my life. Yeah I'm pissed at the GOP for enabling this monster, but really, all of the signs were there that they'd fall in line, way back during the goddamn GWB admin in late '01, early '02. The party has been homophobic since time immemorial, so being Anti-LGBT isn't much of a surprise in the least.
But to get to the point, you know what's been really pissing me off? All the efforts of these so-called "moderates", the vast majority of which (though not all) are straight, white, and male, who are constantly, CONSTANTLY trying, and in some cases succeeding, in trying to gaslight minorities, women, and progressive folk into thinking that all of our criticisms of Trump and his administration, are simply a product of us being "hysterical". All of our cries of trying to be human, there's these shitbag social moderates who would prefer a negative peace, than genuine justice. They say things like "Things are more nuanced" or "Not everything is black and white." And they'd be correct if we weren't talking about cases of literal kids in
fucking cages. What is there to "learn" from having dialogue for the other side? That we shouldn't separate families at the border? That children, of all creeds, colors, and races, deserve dignity on the basis of being children? What possible "nuance" could you extract from such a dialogue?
Let's call this bullshit for what it is: If you're willing to give this administration a pass because you want to just refrain from being "unfair", "partisan", "neutral", or any other bullshit words you tell yourself just so you can *think* you're better than us who have the courage to stand up for what's right, while you slither away like a serpent in the grass waiting to see how this affair best benefits you? Guess what, you're a goddamn apologist in the BEST case scenario, and at worst, and all the more likely a a passive enabler.
You keep saying this as to not attack other views, but here's the fucking thing. Republicans and their base DO NOT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT POLICY. Not in the slightest.
Meanwhile, Democrats maintain fairly consistent opinions about policy, regardless of which party favors it, or who is in power.
- Exhibit 1: Opinion of Syrian airstrikes under Obama vs. Trump. Source Data 1, Source Data 2 and Article for Context
- Exhibit 2: Opinion of the NFL after large amounts of players began kneeling during the anthem to protest racism. Article for Context (viewing source data requires purchasing Morning Consult package)
- Exhibit 3: Opinion of ESPN after they fired a conservative broadcast analyst. Article for Context (viewing source data requires purchasing YouGov's "BrandIndex" package)
- Exhibit 4: Opinion of Vladimir Putin after Trump began praising Russia during the election. Source Data and Article for Context
- Exhibit 5: Opinion of "Obamacare" vs. "Kynect" (Kentucky's implementation of Obamacare). Kentuckians feel differently about the policy depending on the name. Source Data and Article for Context
- Exhibit 6: Christians (particularly evangelicals) became monumentally more tolerant of private immoral conduct among politicians once Trump became the GOP nominee. Source Data and Article for Context
- Exhibit 7: White Evangelicals cared less about how religious a candidate was once Trump became the GOP nominee. (Same source and article as previous exhibit.)
- Exhibit 8: Republicans were far more likely to embrace a certain policy if they knew Trump was for it—whether the policy was liberal or conservative. Source Data and Article for Context
- Exhibit 9: Republicans became far more opposed to gun control when Obama took office. Democrats have remained consistent. Source Data and Article for Context
- Exhibit 10: Republicans started to think college education is a bad thing once Trump entered the primary. Democrats remain consistent. Source Data and Article for Context
- Exhibit 11: Wisconsin Republicans felt the economy improve by 85 approval points the day Trump was sworn in. Graph also shows some Democratic bias, but not nearly as bad. Source Data and Article for Context
- Exhibit 12: Republicans became deeply negative about trade agreements when Trump became the GOP frontrunner. Democrats remain consistent. Source Data and Article for Context
- Exhibit 13: 10% fewer Republicans believed the wealthy weren't paying enough in taxes once a billionaire became their president. Democrats remain fairly consistent. Source Data and Article for Context
- Exhibit 14: Republicans suddenly feel very comfortable making major purchases now that Trump is president. Democrats don't feel more or less comfortable than before. Article for Context (viewing source data requires purchasing Gallup's Advanced Analytics package)
- Exhibit 15: Democrats have had a consistently improving outlook on the economy, including after Trump's victory. Republicans? A 30-point spike once Trump won. Source Data and Article for Context
Sorry, but there actually IS such a thing as black and white no matter how many times you want to put your head in the sand, and pretend otherwise. But in conclusion: if you want to stay on the sidelines and simply chastised "both sides" because you feel like an intellectual (which couldn't be further from the truth).
Fuck that, and fuck you.