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In reply to the discussion: Election Deniers are suddenly facing an unfamiliar landscape that they're not sure how to deal with [View all]NJCher
(42,958 posts)That any one political party was dumb enough to buy into such an insipid strategy is something that they must wear around their neck for every day they are on the public payroll.
It stands for everything that is anathema to a freedom loving American, to decent human beings. Its dishonest stance precludes:
Independence of thought
Creativity in problem solving
Professionalism
The integrity involved in acting on behalf of ones fellow human being
And those are just a few.
I realized this on election day, when I took several additional hours to research the candidates for our mayoral and town council races. As I read about the backgrounds of the people running (I live in a very Democratic town, but our candidates are all non-partisan), I was extremely impressed with the backgrounds of our candidates. These people had public service in their hearts. All their lives they have worked to improve the town and the public good. Many of them had high level jobs in addition to families.
I just could not believe the stark contrast between them and people like MTG, Josh Hawley, Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, et al.
Does anyone remember the best selling book People of the Lie? I think the author was M. Scott Peck. That is what we have here in people like Kari Lake: people of the lie.