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In reply to the discussion: Stupid, pointless impeachment trial of Secretary Mayorkas dies a quick and merciful death. [View all]littlemissmartypants
(22,966 posts)providing and empowering the attention they think they deserve. What does it really accomplish?
They already listen to their own to the extent that they've created an echo chamber. They are just spouting disinformation and outright lies.
I wouldn't want to be an elected representative of The People giving time and energy to them to do that. Bringing to mind the phrase "stooping to their level" plus it seems petty. Certainly, undignified.
What's the point of having our legitimate government representatives signal boosting babbling insanity? Because that's all they're capable of doing, insane babbling.
Their insanity doesn't deserve legitimizing and that's what giving them a platform does.
If someone has a disease does it make sense to find out what caused it and do more of that to make one's self even worse? No, if you want to heal and feel better you do what it takes to overcome the illness by killing the cancer, infection, virus or whatever.
The Republicans are the perpetrators of all that is sick in our society. I believe they will have to be starved to death of the things that form the foundations of their sickness.
They certainly don't need to be encouraged to create more sickness and chaos.
Our leaders are duty bound to do what's good, right and helpful for our society. I don't want them fighting culture wars just to make a point.
That behavior in the grand scheme of things doesn't help us and will probably only hurt us in the long run.
Plus it's a huge waste of time which is the most finite resource on earth we have.