The average Republican Party voter must be the most fickle human beings imaginable.
Consider this little item, which came tonight from MSNBC talk show host Alex Wagner.
She was wondering aloud how Donald Trump is resonating so loudly with GOP voters while wearing a “trucker’s hat” with the phrase “Make America Great Again.”
Why did she ask that question?
Wagner recalled how first lady Michelle Obama was “excoriated” by the right wing for saying “for the first time” she was “proud of my country.”
Huh?
So, Wagner wondered, the first lady makes a statement about being proud of her country “for the first time” and gets pounded. Meanwhile, Trump says the country has gone to hell, it’s become weak and he vows to restore the nation’s greatness.
But, but, but …
Aren’t we still a great nation? Don’t we still possess the world’s greatest military force? Isn’t our economy still the envy of the world?
How in the world does Donald Trump, Wagner asked, get away with condemning the nation while Michelle Obama gets pounded by her (and her husband’s) foes for declaring her pride in her country?
Yes. I see some fickle behavior out there among Republicans.
lol the democrats are getting so afraid of The Donald.
I keep reminding my social media friends that Democrats wanted Ronald Reagan to win the GOP nomination in 1980. The learned the bitter lesson: Be careful what you wish for.
The moon landing. The Miracle on Ice, the Dream Team, Mary Lou Retton’s perfect 10. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union. America coming together after 9/11 or any number of other tragedies. The capture of Saddam Hussein or return of I. America’s development of the personal computer and the Internet. The U.S. stepping in to stop the Balkan genocide. Not to mention all the personal moments when a citizen feels the great things this country has achieved and just wants to beat their chest a little.
Michelle Obama: “Nope. Nothing.”
Wagner can’t see the difference between a slogan on a hat that says America has slipped off it’s perch of greatness and a statement by the first lady saying this country did nothing between 1964 and 2008 of which she is proud? Saying we’re not currently the greatest is not the same as saying we’ve done nothing great. No wonder MSNBC cancelled her show.
Agreed. I, too, wish she hadn’t said it.
I once spent a summer vacation with several Germans. In the course of making their acquaintence and getting to know them, it became apparent to me that they were extremely nationalistic. Germany was better at everything if they were to be believed. It is no wonder that WWII was fought with nationalism at its core.
I arrived at the conclusion that all that chest thumping and Rah! Rah! Germany! was not only tiresome, but alarming. They even made jokes about the prison camps.
I decided then that I would not participate in nationalistic activities. It is tiresome and alarming. I am not only not convinced that the USA is the greatest country in the world, I don’t really much care. Actions speak louder than words.
But then again, if anybody wants to thump his chest, feel free. This is a free country. Including the freedom not to participate.