Here is a good place to start.
A guy accused of sexual assault (violence), is also accused of mismanaging money to benefit himself (greed and dishonesty)
A Republican trifecta, in a party that seems to manage this hat trick up and down the ballot.
CPAC treasurer accuses chief Matt Schlapp of financial, personnel mismanagement
The resignation letter adds pressure on Schlapp, who is fighting a defamation lawsuit from a campaign staffer who alleges he groped him
https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...esigns-letter/
Sorry man. Browser doesn't register that.
LOL Trump indicted. Again.
Why are your party leaders all crooks?
only "modern"?
Wasn't when I was a teenager. I think it started with gingrich, although now that you mention it, Ronnie was not the most upfront. He would be deeply ashamed at what the GOP has become though.
Greed has been a main component of capitalism since its inception. Conservatism in the US embraces capitalism. Dishonesty seems to be the underlying nature of politics in general, but personal agenda based politics (quid pro quo modern conservatism) takes it to another level. The former two beget violence.
Conservatism has, at it's heart of hearts, a basis in pro-monarchy arguments in 1700's Europe.
That is, roughly:
society is a god-ordained hierarchy, with the king on top
everybody fits into that hierarchy in a way that suits "their station" whatever that is.
This is why they react so virulently to welfare programs. It allows people to rise above their "god-given" station.
This hierarchy carries with it the implicit and now explicit racism that "the browns" should be lower in that hierarchy than white people.
The use of wealth to denote "who is worthy" is a natural fit. Really wealthy must have some virtue that the free market god rewarded.
Never mind the evidence that poverty causes bad decisions (look up the concept of "cognitive tax" sometime, it makes people feel better if it is always the other way around.
This also makes them very comfortable with wealth concentration, despite the fact that it is so obviously bad for economies.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
