Sarah McBride: (Transgender Congresswoman) "Why The Left Lost On Trans Rights)

[Martin Eden]

75. Democratic leaders are held responsible for things they neither say nor do

Do non-MAGA voters hold Republicans running for office responsible for the hateful rhetoric and domestic terrorism of the far right?

Republicans play by a different set of rules, even though -- or because -- their Dear Leader has flooded the zone with so much shit that his reprehensible lies and stochastic terrorism have been normalized (for the right, but not the left).

The deranged & often incoherent rhetoric, bold-faced lies, juvenile name-calling, and hate he spews is simply no longer newsworthy.

The FAILURE and complicity of the Fourth Estate to effectively sound the alarm is IMO the largest single factor in the rise of Trump.

Since blame must be placed elsewhere, we see endless articles blaming the Democratic Party and "the Left" in general.

Without a doubt, there is considerable room for improvement in Democratic messaging and candidates, but that misses the pont.

Real villains are hoarding wealth and destroying our Constituutional representative democracy. They own corporate media, big tech, and control the Republican Party.

Casting stones at Democrats misses the mark, and focuses justifiable anger in the wrong direction.