As long as I live I will never fully comprehend it. There should have been a line of honest and wise men a mile long standing behind Cheney on Thursday. But their cowardice, their venality, their shameful abdication of responsibility only served to make this moment in Ripon more powerful.
Don’t throw your back out jerking off Liz Cheney. Just because she doesn’t like the aesthetic of the current fascism doesn’t make her an ally in any way.
If you watched a video of this event you could see emotion in the faces of both Harris and Cheney when they talked about democracy. Especially Cheney. The pained look on her face when the word “democracy” was mentioned nearly choked me up. I don’t agree with any policy of Cheney. AND THAT IS OKAY. Cheney does not agree on any policy of Harris. AND THAT IS OKAY. Harris does not agree on any policy of Cheney. AND THAT IS OKAY. Because this is NOT an ordinary election of Dems vs GOP. Thinking of it that way plays into Trump’s hands. This is a unique event in American history of Democracy vs Fascism. The only thing that Bernie Sanders, Harris, and Cheney all agree on is America’s core values of democracy, freedom, and the rule of law. AND THAT IS ENOUGH.
She’s an ally in this issue. She’s demonstrating some backbone; many Republicans oppose Trump, but few are willing to speak out for fear of their jobs. That’s what this article is about: the cowardice of the many, and the bravery of a few.
Nobody is saying Liz is a progressive, or any kind of liberal, just that she’s standing up against a bully.
Absolutists are at the core of what’s wrong with American politics today.