You know, normally I'd agree with you. Reality is complicated and there are all sorts of nuances. But, having said that, if an adult lets a 4-year old drive a car and there's an accident, there are many factors involved: the lack of skill of the kid, the lack of safety features of the car to prevent the accident, etc. But at the end the responsibility falls with the adult.
I probably wouldn't call that analogy a fair comparison to America's current political landscape. Digging into that just a little, if the Democratic party is the only adult in this scenario then maybe it's a problem that so many actors in our political system are just 4 year old children behind the wheel of a car. The Republican party and it's politicians have more agency and skill than a 4 year old. American voters have more agency and skill than a 4 year old. Even if the Democratic party is the only true adult in this scenario then perhaps you should also blame a preestablished system that relied on a single adult that could do so much damage without any check on them.
In reality, the Republican party is filled with adults that have the ability to make an impact on the world around them, the media is filled with adults, American voters are adults, President Trump is an adult. If we had so many adults around and they were at the mercy of just one adult (the Democratic party) that could cause so much damage while everyone else just helplessly watched, then maybe we shouldn't just blame the Democratic party. Maybe we should also take a long, hard look at the system that left only one adult in charge and fell apart so easily.
You know, normally I'd agree with you. Reality is complicated and there are all sorts of nuances. But, having said that, if an adult lets a 4-year old drive a car and there's an accident, there are many factors involved: the lack of skill of the kid, the lack of safety features of the car to prevent the accident, etc. But at the end the responsibility falls with the adult.
Maybe I'm just getting old :/
I probably wouldn't call that analogy a fair comparison to America's current political landscape. Digging into that just a little, if the Democratic party is the only adult in this scenario then maybe it's a problem that so many actors in our political system are just 4 year old children behind the wheel of a car. The Republican party and it's politicians have more agency and skill than a 4 year old. American voters have more agency and skill than a 4 year old. Even if the Democratic party is the only true adult in this scenario then perhaps you should also blame a preestablished system that relied on a single adult that could do so much damage without any check on them.
In reality, the Republican party is filled with adults that have the ability to make an impact on the world around them, the media is filled with adults, American voters are adults, President Trump is an adult. If we had so many adults around and they were at the mercy of just one adult (the Democratic party) that could cause so much damage while everyone else just helplessly watched, then maybe we shouldn't just blame the Democratic party. Maybe we should also take a long, hard look at the system that left only one adult in charge and fell apart so easily.