Antagonize And Reform

Just saw Al Sharpton on Morning Joe on MSNBC a few minutes a go.

He was talking about what he has learned as a man who has spent his life fighting for what is right.

He said, in part, "You can't antagonize the public and then expect them to be sympathetic to your cause."

republicans should learn this lesson. They may actually have initiated a chain of events that will guarantee the lesson is taught whether or not their thick heads are receptive to the message.

Logic would dictate this to be the truth but my only reservation is in the fact that republican sympathizers, maybe but hopefully not, cannot be antagonized. They are so hungry to hate on Black Prez that they will gobble up any lies their "leaders" feed them. They will respond viscerally to any photo op republican fools stage - like war vet memorials, one sided meeting tables, "the Prez won't help kids beat cancer", whatever lame, hollow, shameful theatrics republicans can dream up.

Sharpton is a guy with the intelligence to learn. He sucks as a talk show host, I'll grant you that, but the man can learn. Just look at pictures of him from his ugly past. He used to look like Jabba The Hut with a cheesy mustache. Now he looks almost gaunt.

He decided to change and he did it. That's called learning. That involves intelligence.

There is some hope. Backlash exists within the republican party against scum like Ted Cruz and others of his low moral standards. Those who stand against Cruz demonstrate some level of intelligence. Being willing to question your party's motives, its tactics, its core beliefs, demonstrates intelligence.

Blindly stumbling along strictly party lines is a blatant expression of stupidity.

I just don't know how many republican constituents actually think. Racism blinds them to the truth.

There have to be some intelligent republicans out there? Maybe?

People who are antagonized by the republicans stupidity and all out disregard for the stability of this country.

I have not followed the government shutdown closely because I am wrapped up in my own personal war (interpreted: I have been too selfish and lazy). But I believe the shutdown will hurt, is hurting, our fragile economy.

If there are intelligent republicans out there, and if they can be made to see that republicans are jeopardizing their economic future for absolutely no justifiable reason, maybe these people will no longer be sympathetic to the cause.

Millions of people are struggling; unemployed, under employed, uninsured, under insured, being victimized by unscrupulous employers who currently hold the upper hand. republicans are not trying to help these people, they are making their lives worse. Consciously and callously making their lives worse.

Wake up, republicans. Get antagonized and stop siding with republican congressmen who are immoral and amoral to the core.