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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDear America: An apology for Roy Moore, and all the rest
By Josh Moon
Alabama Political Reporter
Dear America,
Were sorry.
Im speaking for all of us here in Alabama, even if some of these people will never apologize and never believe that theyve done anything wrong.
The rest of us know better, though.
We know what weve done to all of America over the past year, when the Alabamization of this country began. You werent ready for it, and I told you last November that no amount of lowering expectations could possibly prepare you for the river of lunacy that was rushing towards you.
And, well, lets just say I nailed that one.
Over the last year, America has been treated to the Alabama superfecta of governance: Scandals, criminal indictments, bigotry and stupidity.
These things are shocking to most of you, but in a state that rarely has a governor complete a term without a criminal conviction and that has seen its Governor and House Speaker convicted and tossed from office in the current election cycle, it is like a warm cloak of familiarity.
Its how we live; how we choose to live.
We thrive on corruption and chaos and unbelievable ignorance.
Like Roy Moore.
Where else could a man be booted from the Supreme Court for failing to follow the law, get elected Chief Justice again, get booted again, and now be on the verge of the same state electing him to the U.S. Senate?
That probably should be explained, because, to be quite honest, Moore is too bat-guano insane for even most of Alabama.
The reality is it took the most Alabama-level of political corruption in history to get us here. We needed the House Speaker convicted, the Governor to go down in a blazing flame of vomit-inducing text messages to his 40-year-younger mistress, a bumbling goof of a state AG, and for nearly 90 percent of the registered voters in the state to ignore an election for U.S. Senate.
And because this is Alabama, we got all of that.
So, heres Roy Moore, set to star on the big stage.
And make no mistake, if given the opportunity to do so, Alabama voters are going to elect this man. Thats probably the most infuriating piece of this whole thing that so many voters would do so little to prevent a man who they know is bad for Alabama from becoming one of two people who represent them in the U.S. Senate.
Honestly, I have no decent explanation for it. I mean, I know why its happening, but the reasoning is neither logical nor acceptable.
Basically, its two things: Alabama voters have been conditioned to think of each election as a game that must be won by their side no matter who is representing their side and they have been conditioned to do this through the use of fear.
The fear of Hell. The fear of black people. The fear of Mexicans. The fear of Muslims. The fear that something in their life wont be tomorrow what it is today.
We are the most easily frightened bunch of snowflakes in American history. Its why so many people here carry guns and vote for dopes who promise to save them from things like Sharia law. Our people are convinced that if a decent, good man like Doug Jones is elected to the U.S. Senate, what will follow are mass abortions and a Christianity ban.
Thats absurd, of course. And if any of them would bother checking the history books, they would understand that the majority of Alabamians do much better when the government is controlled by progressives than when its controlled by austerity-pushing conservatives.
But I suppose checking history is too much to ask from a group thats currently tripping over themselves to defend Moore from mounting allegations of sexual assault on minors. They, like me, have no idea if the allegations are true, but they are convinced that the women are money-chasing Democratic plants who want to destroy the good name of Roy Moore.
They have bought hook, line and sinker the absurd excuses from conservative mouthpieces, such as Sean Hannity and Breitbart. They have chosen to listen to the people who tell them what they want to hear instead of those who tell them the truth.
And really, thats always been Alabamas problem so many opportunist politicians playing upon the fears of common people for their own benefit, truth and consequences be damned. It has been a problem that has held this state down for decades.
And now, it seems, were infecting the rest of the country with this stupid disease.
For that, we owe you an apology.
https://www.alreporter.com/2017/11/13/dear-america-apology-roy-moore-rest/#more-39650
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/alabama-reporter-crushes-his-states-my-sin-is-better-than-your-sin-conservative-voting-approach/
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Dear America: An apology for Roy Moore, and all the rest (Original Post)
kpete
Nov 2017
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nycbos
(6,044 posts)1. If you vote for Doug Jones...
... a man who puts the murders of young girls in prison instead of assaulting them I might accept.
dlk
(11,602 posts)2. There is Such a Thing as Cultivated Ignorance
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)3. They are designing the Moore 4 POTUS 2020 sign as we speak!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)4. Bravo!