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Democrats: Republicans Aren’t Your “Friends” or Your “Colleagues Across the Aisle”
That’s part of the problem with politics
Some of the most ridiculous lines in political chatter have to be the ones that include “My friends on the other side” and “My colleagues across the aisle.” I hear it on TV; I hear it in speeches, and recently I heard it during the impeachment hearings. Democrats need to stop parroting those words.
A friend is someone who has your back; a colleague is a coworker. Republicans are neither. They’re nowhere near friendly, and they won’t work with Democrats.
Mitch McConnell has been clear: he’s proud of the Supreme Court seat he stole, and he’s proud of the bills he’s killed. McConnell and his actual coworkers are stacking the courts so they can put Democrats out of business. Republicans are not playing around, and neither should Democrats.
Republicans don’t want Democrats to have any stake in the country. And while both parties may be bad, they aren’t equally so. The parties are twinsies, and the eviler twin has to end.
“My friends” and “My colleagues” are the words that let segregationists control Congress, and they’re why Joe Biden had fine words for Mike Pence.
So, when Democrats call Republicans their “friends” and their “colleagues” it’s like Democrats don’t know what’s at stake. That’s a mistake. Those words give away the high ground, and that’s another mistake.
The Republican Party is a hate group. The party’s at least an unindicted coconspirator. Look at the history; look at the policies; look at the leader; look at the makeup ; look at the talking points; look at the opinions; look at the white domestic terror attacks.
Knowing what Republicans have done and what they want to do, Democrats shouldn’t call Republicans their friends and their colleagues. “My friends” and “My colleagues” are the words that let segregationists control Congress, and they’re why Joe Biden had fine words for Mike Pence. “My friends” and “My colleagues” are the words that require hearing from both sides, and they’re why Democrats say the impeachment of a white supremacist is very sad for the country.
“My friends” and “My colleagues” can be a nice-nasty way to address an adversary, but they’re wasted words Democrats should eschew. Instead, Democrats should be straightforward, and they don’t necessarily have to cuss out Republicans. They can just call them Republicans; that name cusses for itself.
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