I mean, a running war tally alongside what those dollars could have provided to Americans citizens might be helpful. So would Dems engaging in more shadow governance/oversight/diplomacy. We’ve seen some, but all high profile Dems not currently in office could be using trump’s model from 2021-2024 to ensure an alternative narrative. And spare me the “we don’t control any more media levers”. No one except your grandma and anyone trapped in a dentist's waiting room is watching traditional media and also, somehow a bunch of shitty clothing brands are still able to infiltrate my feeds. Surely we can figure out some way to seed counter propaganda and stop crying about Fox News.
There are many ways for Dems of all stripes to loudly oppose this illegal, unjustified war and hang it around the regimes/ GOPs neck from spending billions while Americans here at home are struggling to get health care and put food on the table to deaths that never should have happened.
They have an opportunity here to shape public opinion on this and they should absolutely take advantage of it, even the squishy Dems who are afraid of politicking.
Successfully emulating #Benghazi scandal requires not only the will of democratic politicians (which is lacking), but also media ecosystem malleable enough to be compliant, skillful political actors, passive victims who cant defend themselves effectively to public and most of all, national zeitgeist both sceptic to ruling establishment and to foreign military escapades. This all we lack now. Redoing Benghazi will not be successful, just as there cannot be a new Watergate scandal. Democrats should stick to things that give them fruits, however small these are: moderation, reconciliation and KTI.
Totally agree. Unraveling this scandal of illegality is all but guaranteed to uncover more scandals and corruption the likes of which this country has never seen. And the country has to know about it to have any chance of fixing it. Also, with the corrupt SCOTUS immunity ruling, legal accountability is basically a dead letter. Political accountability is all this country has left. To retreat into the phony, high minded “look forward, not backward” mantra would be a moral obscenity.
I mean, a running war tally alongside what those dollars could have provided to Americans citizens might be helpful. So would Dems engaging in more shadow governance/oversight/diplomacy. We’ve seen some, but all high profile Dems not currently in office could be using trump’s model from 2021-2024 to ensure an alternative narrative. And spare me the “we don’t control any more media levers”. No one except your grandma and anyone trapped in a dentist's waiting room is watching traditional media and also, somehow a bunch of shitty clothing brands are still able to infiltrate my feeds. Surely we can figure out some way to seed counter propaganda and stop crying about Fox News.
At this point I agree wholeheartedly.
There are many ways for Dems of all stripes to loudly oppose this illegal, unjustified war and hang it around the regimes/ GOPs neck from spending billions while Americans here at home are struggling to get health care and put food on the table to deaths that never should have happened.
They have an opportunity here to shape public opinion on this and they should absolutely take advantage of it, even the squishy Dems who are afraid of politicking.
Good piece but you might want to correct the date in the second sentence.
I think the F-15’s are the biggest opportunity. It makes him look foolish, and people love fighter pilots.
Successfully emulating #Benghazi scandal requires not only the will of democratic politicians (which is lacking), but also media ecosystem malleable enough to be compliant, skillful political actors, passive victims who cant defend themselves effectively to public and most of all, national zeitgeist both sceptic to ruling establishment and to foreign military escapades. This all we lack now. Redoing Benghazi will not be successful, just as there cannot be a new Watergate scandal. Democrats should stick to things that give them fruits, however small these are: moderation, reconciliation and KTI.
Totally agree. Unraveling this scandal of illegality is all but guaranteed to uncover more scandals and corruption the likes of which this country has never seen. And the country has to know about it to have any chance of fixing it. Also, with the corrupt SCOTUS immunity ruling, legal accountability is basically a dead letter. Political accountability is all this country has left. To retreat into the phony, high minded “look forward, not backward” mantra would be a moral obscenity.
The Dems want this war just as much as the Republicans. If they wanted to oppose it, wouldn’t they have done by now?
Asking for a friend.