Friday, November 10, 2017

"If It Turns Out To Be True" Is Meaningless In The Republican World Of Alternative Facts

If it turns out to be true that Roy Moore preyed on young girls, Republicans would demand he withdraw from the Alabama Senate race.
If it turns out to be true that Donald Trump groped, grabbed and assaulted women, Republicans would oppose him.
If it turns out to be true that Trump stocked his administration with white supremacists and neo-Nazis, Republicans would condemn him.
If it turns out to be true that Trump was involved with Russia's efforts to interfere with the presidential election and obstructed the Russian investigation, Republicans would impeach him.
If it turns out to be true that Trump, his family and his cabinet are getting rich off the presidency, they would investigate them.
If it turns out to be true that human activity causes climate change, Republicans would take steps to mitigate it.
If it turns out to be true that massive tax cuts to corporations and the top 1% create greater inequality while failing to spur the economy, Republicans would not support them.
If it turns out to be true that Trump's judicial nominees are unqualified, Republicans would reject them.
If it turns out to be true that the Affordable Care Act is not imploding but is providing affordable health care to millions of Americans, Republicans would not try to repeal it.

Luckily for the Republican Party there is no objective truth.  There is alternative truth and there is fake news.  And so they don't have to face the fact that the president is a corrupt bigot bent on dismantling democratic institutions.  They don't have to deal with the fact that he very likely colluded with a foreign power to get elected.  And they don't have to accept the fact that, based on thorough and well-sourced reporting, Roy Moore is a pedophile.  After all, look how they acted after the release of the Hollywood Access tape, followed by a parade of women describing how Trump assaulted them.  That wasn't true enough?

They care only about tax cuts for the wealthy, deregulation for business and installing right wing judges.  And if sexual predators like Roy Moore can help them maintain power and achieve these goals, they will stick with .them  And that's the truth.

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