Deplorables: Hilary was Right
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Hillary Clinton was right when she said that those who supported Trump were Deplorables. It couldn’t be truer of those who’ve concocted Conspiracy Theories in effect blaming Democrats for the horrendous attack on Paul Pelosi.
Unbelievably, The New York Times reported that Conservative radio host Charles Kirk “expressed hope…that some ‘amazing patriot’ would post bail for Mr. DePape [the attacker] and become a ‘midterm hero.”[i]
The Times also reported that “While many Republican officials have denounced the violence, others have at the very least tolerated, and in some cases, cheered a violent assault on the spouse of a political rival.”
Others have blamed the attack as the result of Democrats being “soft on crime.” Others still have claimed that it was part of a “coverup.” And, of course, Liberals were using it to “politicize the attack’.
Time and again I’m reminded of the charge levelled against Joe McCarthy: “Have you no sense of decency?” Have Republicans no sense as to how they are tearing our Democracy apart? Do they even care? Apparently not.
Don’t be fooled by Republicans for one instant. They will not fix what ails us. They will only make it worse. As imperfect as Democrats are, they are our only hope.
[i] Steven Lee Myers and Stuart A. Thompson, “G.O.P. Outlets Spreading Confusion About Attack,” The New York Times, Tyesday, November 1, 2022, P. A18.
Ian I. Mitroff is credited as being one of the principal founders of the modern field of Crisis Management. He has a BS, MS, and a PhD in Engineering and the Philosophy of Social Systems Science from UC Berkeley. He Is Professor Emeritus from the Marshall School of Business and the Annenberg School of Communication at USC. Currently, he is a Senior Research Affiliate in the Center for Catastrophic Risk Management, UC Berkeley. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Management. He has published 41 books. His latest is: The Socially Responsible Organization: Lessons from Covid, Springer, New York, 2022.
