Why this Stupidity should matter to you.

[Captains1911]

This really isn’t a right vs. left issue — it’s a freedom issue.

Except that the lefties tend to he the freedom haters. COVID proved this.

 

[PlumberED]

Except that the lefties tend to he the freedom haters. COVID proved this.

You’ve got a point. Maybe I should have phrased that differently.

What I meant was that it shouldn’t be a right vs. left issue. It’s really about preserving freedoms that can disappear a little at a time once the framework for restrictions is in place.

Living in Maryland, I’ve watched that happen with gun laws and with business regulations. Once the process starts, it tends to keep expanding regardless of who is in office.

 

[One300wsm]

We need more politicians like Del. Garrett in this country.

 

[One300wsm]

God Bless America
And Salute our Veterans who fought for our freedoms and rights

 

[One300wsm]

Good Bless Del. Tom Garrett of Virginia
We salute you

 

[Tribb]

Look at CA, look at CO, the writing is on the wall. How do you even fight back against it when voting isn't working? Politicians are actively taking away our rights. The sad truth is if you happen to be in a situation where you defend yourself or others from a bad situation even if you are legal in one of those states they are going to use the law to come after you.

You can bet on it

 

[E.Shell]

I see a recurring statement in this thread and many places elsewhere that these politicians are "stupid".

THEY ARE NOT STUPID! Almost every one has a law degree (or equivalent bar tending degree) and are raking in money hand over fist - not usually symptoms of stupidity. "Corrupt" is the correct descriptor.

They would much rather you think they are stupid (incompetent) than to recognize they are corrupt. All this "stupid liberal" action is an orchestrated attack on our country and way of life. Actions by traitors enriching themselves at the country's expense or deliberately undermining our stability. Constantly chipping away at our rights, the ability to communicate freely and the ability to resist and/or defend ourselves.

To think of them as "stupid" is to overlook the actual facts, minimize and further enable their criminal behavior.

Case in point: Virginia's current overreach:
"The only reason why the government would want to disarm you after 243 years is because they intend to do something that you would shoot them for." - UNKNOWN

 

[ddowning]

Why I continue to support republicans... Even when they do stupid with land

Please don't take this as a personal attack, but this idea is a very gargantuan problem. We need to start supporting and attacking policy, not people. When Republicans create good policy, support it. When they create shit policy, oppose it. When democrats create good policy, support it. When democrats create shit policy, oppose it.

This idea that we need to pick people or teams is ruining America. A good idea will stand on its own and a bad idea doesn't automatically become a good idea just because it came from a republican.

Both parties have been infiltrated with special interest money. If we make it this easy, they will simply figure out which party has the tribal support and ram all the bad shit through as a Trojan horse with that party. Then the takeover is done and everyone wonders how it happened because it was "their team" that betrayed them.

 

[ddowning]

Except that the lefties tend to he the freedom haters. COVID proved this.

Plenty of freedom haters on the right. They just do it differently. It's like skoal original or wintergreen. The system needs the freedom haters on both sides of the aisle to make the machine run.