Today, the GOP is in a state of crisis. Back in the day, there were moderate Republicans in high numbers like Abraham Lincoln and George W. Romney. After the 1980's especially, the GOP is dominated by far right extremists. Donald Trump is the epitome of an extremist who desires oppression, hatred, and bigotry to exist in society. That is why Trump and his supporters want Liz Cheney out of the House. Liz Cheney is a conservative from the House of Representatives, and even she told the truth that the 2020 election wasn't stolen. Liz Cheney also mentioned that the events of January 6, 2021 should never be sugarcoated. Trump cultists even having hatred of people like Liz Cheney (a person who I disagree with on many issues), shows how extreme the Republicans are. So, we have a Trump cult who try their best to slander and lie about anyone who disagrees with Trump, whether that person is a Democrat or Republican. Trump wants to replace Liz Cheney with Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York as conference chair. Kevin McCarthy (who was caught on a hot mic criticizing Liz Cheney) is the coward who is now in league with Trump to try to oust Liz Cheney. GOP leadership members have no honor.
The irony is that many Republican Senators are taking claim for the bill dealing with stimulus that they voted against. The GOP can't claim to promote working class people when they oppose stimulus legislation, a living wage, or a robust infrastructure bill. Now, we have centibillionaries in the world in about 8 people. That is why some want a wealth tax to help the American people. The GOP leadership has complained about free speech being harmed, but they have introduced 81 anti-protest bills in 34 states including a law in Oklahoma protecting drivers who run over protesters. The Republicans claim to abhor "cancel culture," but many of them are willing to oust Liz Cheney for saying the truth that Trump lost the 2020 election. In order words, if a person opposes stimulus checks, unemployment benefits, a living wage, unions, overtime pay, taxing the rich, and an infrastructure bill, then that person is against the interests of the working class.
We are not naive about Liz Cheney though. Many in the mainstream corporate media portray Liz Cheney as a superhero like Joe Scraborough. Liz Cheney is right that Trump lost the 2020 election, but she has a long legacy of endorsing reactionary politics. Liz Cheney, for a long time, has advocating imperialistic wars and other policies like her father Dick Cheney. Liz Cheney criticized Julian Assange and Edward Snowden. Trump cult followers believe in the lie that the election was stolen by Trump. The irony is that Liz Cheney is right to condemn the big lie involving the 2020 election, but his father embraced the big lie that Iraq had massive quantities of weapons of mass destruction back in 2003 when the Iraq War commenced. The Republican Party is presently so far right that some GOP leaders want a conservative like Liz Cheney to be gone from a committee. Biden said that he wants a 2 party system, because both major parties at times acts as bulwarks against revolutionary change in American society for decades. The Democrats can blame Republicans and vice versa if a policy isn't enacted in the U.S. The fact of Stefanik allying with Steve Bannon shows how fascistic the Republican Party is.
Right now, there is widespread Wall Street speculation. This comes during the time now when Wall Street banking interests have record, massive profits. Back in March 2020, the pandemic had a huge effect on workers. That is why wildcat strikes and walkouts took place to demand health measures to save human lives. Then, the federal government and the FED helped to rescue Wall Street. The Trump team used a multi-billion dollar bailout of many corporations via the CARES Act. The S&P 500 has risen by some 88 percent since its March 2020 lows. Now, we have the rise of the crypotcurrency market filled with Bigcoin, and other currencies. Dogecoin is another popular crypotcurrency. Dogecoin has risen in price 11,000 percent this year. Also, we see the wealth of global billionaires rose by 60 percent from $8 trillion to $13.1 trillion. The number of billionaires rose by 660 to 2775, which is the highest rate of increase and the largest number ever. Too much speculation have caused commodities to increase in their prices like steel, lumber, copper, soybeans, etc. That is why an economic system based on social need is necessary.
Yesterday was the Birthday of Brother Willie Mays, and he is 90 years old. He is a great legend of baseball. He played most of his MLB career for the New York Giants/San Francisco Giants. He finished his career with the New York Mets. People know him as one of the greatest baseball players in history. He was World Series champion in 1954. He was a 12 time Gold Glove Award winner. He was a NL batting champion. He was a 24 time All Star too. He played for the Negro League from 1948-1950 for the Birmingham Black Barons. Westfield, Alabama was the place of his birth. His mother, Annie Satterwhite, was a gifted track star and basketball player in high school. Willie Mays played in football and basketball when he was in high school too. Willie Mayswas elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. Excellence, grit, and class are all accurate characteristics to describe the life and legacy of Willie Mays. Many people like Roberto Clemente called Willie Mays the greatest baseball player of all time. I wish Brother Willie Mays more blessings.
By Timothy
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