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Professor Kennedy has managed in very few words to identify one source of the dysfunction in our political system. She assumes political leaders should want to have meaningful conversations in search of political solutions rather than manipulating language to ensure their hold on power. Given the current self-serving, self-interested ethos dominating our social life her appeals to reason seem unlikely to have much effect, but I support her efforts. Maybe we could just begin by realizing that we are all “those people”.
Since the goal seems to be to work together, please show a bit of the language from both sides. “Women’s health” has come to replace a serious discussion of abortion. “Unfettered capitalism” is used in political discussions, where is that practiced? “Government controls business decisions” – look around, that is happening in many, many aspects of business, and more so with the reason of the pandemic (close your business by 10pm, etc..) Any tax cut or reduction of government is equated with the use of a racial pejorative? Oh my, yes this article is a serious call for honesty (sarcasm for the clueless.) I agree with the premise of the article, but a little humility and self-awareness from both sides would go a long way. It’s like calling for unity once your side wins an election (now who would do that?) when “resistance” is the word of the day when an election does not go your way. Sigh.
Thanks, John M. Well said.
From her writing: “Socialism is what we call economies where the social safety net is much broader and the tax burden somewhat higher than in the United States.”
Funny but understandable from leftist Ms. Kennedy: Her use of the words “much” and “somewhat” in that sentence. How about if she exchanged her placement of those words in that sentence to be more honest? (I wonder if she ever listens to herself after she writes this nonsense and thinks the reader will be stupid enough to believe she is objective.)
I can’t believe your assessment on the phrase “Women’s health”. The phrase”pro-life” has been misused for decades. It’s not a “pro-life” movement. It should be called “anit-abortion”. The movement cares about no one’s life other than the unborn. Children and women don’t matter after conception. I do agree that humility on both sides would go a long way, though. The Democrats need to recognize the country isn’t as socially left as it should be, while the Republicans need to stop pretending we live in the 1950’s.
I was attempting to reply to John M, not the article by Ms Kennedy.
The entire context of the second paragraph was contrived by the politically correct progressive liberals that SSK embraces. It is obvious that the Robert Byrd, LBJ, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton wing have used every lie, scam and political tactic to suppress the Black population of this country. With amazingly dismal results. The war on poverty in the under served communities has only been exacerbated by the politically correct tolerant language of the progressive left. And SSK may want to take a look at what the progressives have in mind with the “Great reset” proposed by the socialist/communist United Nations. The progressives new favorite; Defund the Police really means Nationalized police force which means take it out the peoples hands and centralize the power.
Anything to make people reliant upon the government for basic needs… This is the left’s fundamental basis for acquiring their voting populace. Socialism or otherwise, once the foundational strongholds of family, religion, and education are undermined, this populace grows more and more dependent upon government handouts. Fear tactics are implemented to perpetuated this control, thus eliminating our middle class by removing the tools and abilities of individual to take control of their own lives and “rise up”. Under new progressive government, there are only two classes – the elite and the oppressed. Never has this oppression been more evident than it is today. I see it endorsed in most of Ms. Kennedy’s articles.