I listened to the recording earlier this week. I don't entirely agree with the angle much of the media is taking on the story, but the language towards this child was irredeemably ugly. Accusing the kid of being a prop is going to leave a scar on this poor kid.
Is the term "the left" proper here? Democrats are now the only party in many ways and thus encompass all variety of folks, some of whom want to actually represent the people, but some who use want a position of influence for one reason or another. In a place such as California this may have been the case for a lot longer. Are the LA council properly described as "the left" --ie. are they progressive and countering of monied interests (to use shorthand). In any case, I think we are all seeing that an awful lot of politics is suspect and a magnet for some of the worst people. At the moment we seem to be stuck with the system and this is not the time to look to "the right" for sure....
Hi Serena, thank you for commenting. Although I don’t disagree with your thoughts regarding the current state of the two-party system, I believe the term “left” as shorthand for Democrats in general is still the common parlance, and not confined to progressives. I think it’s fair to say that, policy-wise the entire Democratic party is much more progressive than one might have expected under Joe Biden. By the way, your comment reminded me of this post I wrote on Election Day 2020 on the subject. https://thejourneyman.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-the-socialist-left
I listened to the recording earlier this week. I don't entirely agree with the angle much of the media is taking on the story, but the language towards this child was irredeemably ugly. Accusing the kid of being a prop is going to leave a scar on this poor kid.
Hi Kathleen, thanks for the comment. Hopefully, since the child is young this incident will fade with time.
What is it about how this story is portrayed in the media that you disagree with?
Is the term "the left" proper here? Democrats are now the only party in many ways and thus encompass all variety of folks, some of whom want to actually represent the people, but some who use want a position of influence for one reason or another. In a place such as California this may have been the case for a lot longer. Are the LA council properly described as "the left" --ie. are they progressive and countering of monied interests (to use shorthand). In any case, I think we are all seeing that an awful lot of politics is suspect and a magnet for some of the worst people. At the moment we seem to be stuck with the system and this is not the time to look to "the right" for sure....
Hi Serena, thank you for commenting. Although I don’t disagree with your thoughts regarding the current state of the two-party system, I believe the term “left” as shorthand for Democrats in general is still the common parlance, and not confined to progressives. I think it’s fair to say that, policy-wise the entire Democratic party is much more progressive than one might have expected under Joe Biden. By the way, your comment reminded me of this post I wrote on Election Day 2020 on the subject. https://thejourneyman.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-the-socialist-left
Shitty people come in all shapes and sizes and colors and backgrounds.
Who would have thought that the supreme court would have shitty people, but there you go.
libs are the real racists