Powerful Piece By Charles Blow of the New York Times

 Charles Blow wrote a naked, powerful opinion piece in the New York Times recently (see excerpt below).    The title is "The G.O.P Menace to Society."

He is completely right about the extreme threat.  He is completely right that those resisting the threat, such as the Democrats, need to be aware of the immense peril.  

The question then becomes, What sort of action is Blow suggesting?  

If we come right out and treat the GOP as what it is--"a national security threat and a cancer on our democracy"; as a "zombie" thing that "can't be reasoned with"--what is the nature of that treatment?

I don't see how Blow can write what he did, then turn around and suggest bipartisanship or any sort of negotiation.  

So, what's left, Mr. Blow?  What do these metaphors of "cancer" and "zombie" entail as a response?

Blow mentions Malcolm X, without at all suggesting the use of his proclaimed tactics.  I myself am hoping enough USA citizens can just start speaking up enough for a Martin Luther King, Jr-kind of momentum.  An overwhelming peaceful protest from so many quarters that a vast social movement is born to save democracy.

Blow's article is so evocative, honest, heartfelt and wise (I haven't included the arguments here), it should get us out of our damn seats, and speaking out.  

Streets.  Internet.  Donations.  Whatever you are doing, up it.   

OWL  

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“What do you call members of a party who, from top to bottom, from elected officials to voters, largely believe a lie and a liar determined to undermine, corrupt and even destroy our democracy? What do you call a party whose leaders use that lie as a pretext to suppress the votes and voices of Americans with whom they disagree? What do you call a party slavishly devoted to a cult over the stability and prosperity of a country? …

I call that party a national security threat and a cancer on our democracy …

… I have no intention of treating this Republican Party the way I treated it just 10 years or 20 years ago. That party doesn’t exist anymore. It died. This thing we have now is its zombie. Zombies can’t be reasoned with.”

 

The G.O.P. Menace to Society: Charles M. Blow

Blow, Charles M.New York Times (Online), New York: New York Times Company. Aug 1, 2021.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/01/opinion/republicans-threat-america.html

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