Not only are we overlooking red-flag moments in sex, gender, age and race issues (for the massive trees of the forest-of-iniquities), we're actively allowing and contributing to the untended abhorrent behaviors of our representatives (and peers), in many circumstances.
Let's stop telling ourselves—and letting others tell us—that it's okay to minimize the bad, untrustworthy, behavior of an irresponsible Democratic Representative (for example) in order to save Party-Face while using similar scenarios to denigrate an opposing Party-Face under the guise of being better, somehow, because of a t-shirt. Because that's what we've got right now . . . t-shirt politics.
It's not okay to minimize bad behaviors of our political party representatives.
During this time of shifting cultural mores and party lines, we are a people of division with labels on everything. The sad irony is that we distinctly label all which has inherent capacity for change, including two major political parties. Some see Republicans well-known to them, and cannot believe they're wearing the shirt of discrimination today. Some see Democrats and wonder how far off path they'll need to wander in order to have everyone's needs met, whatever shirt they're wearing.
Allowing two-faced judgements to stand unfettered could only result in a continued backslide of the important strides made thus far in U.S. politics, in issues of equality, and to the health of our total society. We should never let tacit approval of unwanted behavior slide.
Case in Point:
Minimizing Al Franken's sexism scandal [complete with unconscious/unwilling player(s)] as a "comedy skit" does nothing to ingratiate a public to positives of the inferred major party of the apologist . . . not if they're at all concerned about grappling with like behaviors in their workplaces, the workplaces of your spouses, sons and daughters, etc.
But al Frankens comedy skit? Whew he almost got away with it.— Livin the Teal High Life (@tealtimeB) July 19, 2018
Ever notice how some of the most critical battles, like the push-back against unwanted sexual predation, tend to bridge any political party divides?
In essence, it appears that @tealtimeB is more interested in protecting the ill-behavior-interests of the likes of Franken (no doubt, Trumpesque) than in protecting of his/her life companions that could fall under the scope of such a chad as Franken. Incredibly, @tealtimeB also retains an ability to negatively judge aspects of a performance executed against one of our most damaging parties of late, and associated gun group, by alleged female Russian agent Mariia Butina, in such a way as would never occur in regard to any male 'agent'. In fact, one must delve into chewing the entire meat of a post to understand that the potentially fallible target of the Russian seductress was nonetheless a deciding actor in his/her situation of sexual misdeed. No one was taken advantage of in their sleep, as with Franken when he made light of . . . a number of issues (pictured above).
Whether we're working and living with Republicans, Democrats, Green-Party adherents or Libertarians, chances are that we're working with a multitude of personalities across the spectrum of people who do and don't vote. Further, did you know that there are about 50 registered political parties in the United States? Most of them considered minor players, the groups range from "American"-labeled racially-based or religious political platforms to straight-up communism and vague-label centrism. When you get into reading the platforms for some of the parties, it becomes truly worrisome. You thought Rs and Ds were bad, just wait until the C or M parties are at major odds at the top of the heap.
Whether Trump did it or Franken did it: Hold all people responsible, not just the others. Otherwise, we're in a lion's den of our own making.
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Party Haven - Almost Anything Could Happen with Irresponsible Constituencies
Whether we're working and living with Republicans, Democrats, Green-Party adherents or Libertarians, chances are that we're working with a multitude of personalities across the spectrum of people who do and don't vote. Further, did you know that there are about 50 registered political parties in the United States? Most of them considered minor players, the groups range from "American"-labeled racially-based or religious political platforms to straight-up communism and vague-label centrism. When you get into reading the platforms for some of the parties, it becomes truly worrisome. You thought Rs and Ds were bad, just wait until the C or M parties are at major odds at the top of the heap.
Whether Trump did it or Franken did it: Hold all people responsible, not just the others. Otherwise, we're in a lion's den of our own making.
RELATED READING:
Trump's interfering gag rule threatens to further degrade women's health care, which impacts families and opportunities.
On the flipside, Trump is "expected to sign an executive order establishing two panels dedicated to job training and education opportunities for U.S. workers".
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