Richard Behan lives and writes in Corvallis, Oregon. For two decades he has been writing about democracy’s decline, corporate dominion, and the fraudulent “war on terrorism.” He is completing a book, Defeated Democracy and Criminal War: the Backstories of America’s Interlocked Tragedies. Behan welcomes comments and he can be reached at richard.
'I beseech you in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.' —Oliver Cromwell, 1650, imploring his executioners to reconsiderThis is a missive directed to Republican voters, wherever it finds them. And here is the message: the Democratic Party is not your enemy. No, your enemy is former U.S. President Donald Trump . He and the Republican Party care a great deal about your votes, but they don’t give a damn about you.
Today these three powerhouses are virtual subsidiaries of the Republican Party, writing policy agendas for Republican presidents and providing revolving-door services: their members move seamlessly into staff positions in Republican administration, and when the party is defeated they return to the think tanks. The pattern was established early.
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