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In reply to the discussion: why the GOP is frantically trying to smother Obamacare in the crib [View all]mick063
(2,424 posts)Your theory has been thought out on a personal level and is exactly the same conclusion I came up with.
Every bit is a mirror image of what I have believed for some time now.
It is why i have some confidence in the future.
Being an old, white, upper middle class man, I can tell you directly that I have dialog with many folks in my demographic on a daily basis. They are serious when they say this next election is the most important ever for them. The old guard will not relinquish power easily. Everything from Citizens United to voter disenfranchising, from castrating government to using "Leave it to Beaver" as a social model for reverting back in time. They know this is the fight for their lives. Our president is very symbolic of our slow metamorphosis. It really isn't about his agenda....it is all about him.
It is reminiscent of the collapse of apartheid in South Africa. The ruling class fought change with every fiber of their being, but they simply couldn't manage as a minority. Deep inside, the European descendants know that their grip is slowly slipping away.
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