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The web content critiques the political landscape, suggesting that a subscription to "Common Sense Digest" could address the perceived political stupidity and self-degradation among some lawmakers and their followers, particularly within the MAGA movement.

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The article titled "Will a Subscription to Common Sense Digest Solve the Political Stupidity of Self-Degradation?" reflects on the behaviors and statements of certain political figures, particularly those with right-leaning ideologies, questioning their common sense and ethical standards. The author refers to a series of events involving politicians who seem to engage in self-defeating actions, including a Brazilian Drag Queen Congressperson's controversy, the rhetoric of a Congressperson named MagaMike, and the legal troubles of a figure referred to as Chuy el Naranjado (Orange Jesus). The piece implies that there is a lack of logical and moral reasoning in politics, as evidenced by the actions of these individuals and the general response from their political peers and followers. The author proposes that a dose of common sense, perhaps in the form of a subscription to a publication that promotes practical and sound thinking, might be a solution to the current state of political discourse characterized by stupidity and self-degradation.

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The author expresses skepticism about the sincerity and intelligence of political rhetoric, especially from right-leaning lawmakers, likening it to speaking in a way that defies common sense.
The article criticizes the fixation on doctrinal purity over addressing clear instances of immoral and unethical behavior by politicians, such as lying and cheating.
It questions the religious justifications used by some politicians, like MagaMike, for their political positions and fortunes, suggesting that attributing their success to divine intervention is a flawed and potentially blasphemous explanation.
The author points out the hypocrisy and self-degradation in the political arena, where individuals support obviously false narratives for political gain, even at the expense of their own dignity and integrity.
There is a clear disapproval of the political strategies that rely on fear-mongering and divisiveness, such as threatening policies that affect healthcare, reproductive rights, and various social groups.
The piece suggests that a publication like "Common Sense Digest" could offer a remedy

Will a Subscription to Common Sense Digest Solve the Political Stupidity of Self-Degradation?

I keep hearing folks who claim to be right-leaning talking about things which I think are self-defeating. Maybe not, but I’ve always heard you should take a Dutchman for what he means, not what he says. When I was younger I kind of thought I understood what that saying meant. I thought it meant when you heard someone saying something like, “Throw Papa down the stairs his hat.” You didn’t question the syntax, you simply made the adjustment, to maybe German syntax, and understood that Papa was downstairs waiting for his hat.

As I grew older, it dawned on me that there were loads of Dutchmen in the world. For some unfathomable reason, many of them find Washington to be an attractive area to live and work. It seems as though Washington has been invaded by hoards of Dutchman-like speakers. A quick conspiracy theory, which many people are talking about, (wink, wink), is that Republican lawmakers hire Dutchmen by the droves to churn out AI-quality talking points which someone believes the public will lap up. All I can say is that “someone” should stop trying to converse with his husky. The best a husky can do is argue and you don’t need to reprogram any of your arguments. Not even your dog likes them. Talk about reaffirmations from the world around us.

I’ve been paying attention to some of the most adroit Dutch-speaking Congresspeople. It sounds just like they speak normal English. But when you listen to them speaking you wonder what planet they’re from, and you soon realize that whatever language they’re speaking, it doesn’t translate into anything resembling normal, much less anything akin to common sense.

To illustrate, I have yet to see any common sense in the whole Brazilian Drag Queen Congressperson debacle. The guy lied, cheated, stole, bore false witness, said he was someone he was not, said his mom was someone she was not then denied that he had a past. There was a laundry list of goofy debated on the US of A Congressional floor concerning his qualifications as a Congressperson, but the Representatives ended up debating whether he was or was not intellectually aligned with the right-wing talking points. If not, then he doubtlessly had to be expelled from Congress. Not because he is a rotten no-good-for-nothing scoundrel. Nope. The argument was about if he was doctrinally pure. I don’t know what there was to debate, that fellow can be anything they want him to be for the right price. What’s that old song? Night life ain’t a good life but it’s his life? When George gets to his queen-for-a-day stage will they call it queen-for-a-night? Ya know what is most amazing about all this? House leadership wanted to keep him around (though he is finally gone now). What would you call that? I think we could safely call it a royal screwing.

How about MagaMike, now I hope you all know and understand that Maga is a fine upstanding Christian man. In a Times piece by Whitehead and Perry, Maga was quoted as saying, “I don’t believe there are any coincidences. I believe that scripture, the Bible, is very clear that God is the one that raises up those in authority, he raised up each of you, all of us. And I believe that God has ordained and allowed us to be brought here to this specific moment and time.”¹ I doubt that MagaMike has considered that there are more explanations for his coincidence theory than“It’s God’s fault.” In fact, his theory doesn’t really address any pertinent issues at all. Does anyone really think that MagaMike did not want the Speaker’s job? When I consider the facts I ask myself, what part did God play in any of this and what part did Magamike play in all of this? I don’t recall any news organizations reporting on a holy presence in the White House, and definitely not in the halls of Congress.

I don’t think MagaMike can produce one iota of anything resembling proof that God reached into a hat and pulled out MagaMike. I can not fathom how anyone could say that God took time out of his universal activities to “raise up” MagaMike, either. If he did he should be ashamed of himself. I mean, I’m not omniscient or anything, and even if I’ve been around a long time, there is no way I have enough time on the job to know all that God knows. But even a new kid like me knows that how MagaMike is blaming God for everything will not end well.

Orange Jesus or Chuy el Naranjado, just might be currently experiencing this very phenomenon of dumb behavior having bad ends. The poor little rich kid is getting his ass handed to him by two or three Federal Judges plus one or two more judges on the state level. The bad news about all of that is that it is not likely that Chuy will live to see the final judicial statement on his habitual misdeeds and misstatements. Meanwhile, Chuy is orange with anger that judges are not rubber-stamping his version of how and why he broke the law. Because they have not agreed with him, he has threatened to get even. He’s even gone so far as to accuse a court clerk of doing her job. If that clerk was half of what Chuy claims, his ass would be sitting in a holding cell about now. That he is not in a holding cell is actually proof that no witch hunt is taking place. The reason why Chuy dances so funny when someone plays YMCA is a result of shooting himself in the foot. Both his feet have been shot so many times that he has removed his own bone spurs.

I reckon that folks who are drawn into the MAGAClub, in particular, and politics in general are inherently into self-degradation. To quote a Republican politico about the events of January 6th (in Liz Cheney’s new book), “the things we do for the Orange Jesus.²” If you’re into OJ, I can understand the fascination, but really guys, are you having fun degrading yourselves to support statements that are just not true? You know they are not true but you go along with the stupidity as though you’ve never seen the results of a lie coming back to bite anyone in the behind. I think conservative ideas and ideals are wonderful and necessary to a growing prosperous nation, any growing and prospering nation. But I do not see how apathy will ever combat stupidity.

The whole Orange Jesus thing started as a crackpot idea. The supporting leadership of the political S&M Pool Hall and Dance Club has apathetically foisted his stupidity on the country. And why? So he doesn’t write mean tweets about them? If that does not define self-degradation, what in the Hell does? Does anyone think that threatening Obamacare and abortion and women and Muslims and liberals is a good way to build a larger and larger voting base? I mean can you imagine an Orange Jesus thought cop banging on your door because you said something that He didn’t like? So hey dudes and dudettes, how about we exchange that apathy for us all going together to get something for the Orange who has everything. A lifetime subscription to Common Sense Digest, a weekly magazine dedicated to practical methods you can use to keep your butt out of jail?

References

1. Whitehead, A., & Perry, S. L. (2023, October 27). The Christian Nationalism of Speaker Mike Johnson. Time. Retrieved December 11, 2023, from https://time.com/6329207/speaker-mike-johnson-christian-nationalism/

2. Exclusive: Liz Cheney’s new book blasts GOP as ‘enablers and collaborators’ of Trump, whom one member called ‘Orange Jesus’. (2023, November 29). CNN. Retrieved December 11, 2023, from https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/28/politics/liz-cheney-trump-mccarthy-book

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