Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said he isnât buying all that Democratic âjoyâ on display at this past weekâs Democratic National Convention in Chicago during a Sunday appearance with Jake Tapper on CNNâs State of the Union.
During their conversation, Tapper brought up the âdisciplinedâ and âwell-producedâ DNC this week that, as the journalist put it, âconveyed patriotism and unity.â Graham didnât see it that way.
âWell, I didnât see what you saw,â Graham told Tapper with a laugh. âIf youâre a Republican, you saw a hate fest. You saw a hate fest full of insults.â
âAmericans are not joyful when they go to the gas station and fill up their car,â he continued. âTheyâre not joyful when they make their mortgage payment. Theyâre not joyful when they go to the grocery store. People are hurting, and this whole joy love fest doesnât exist in the real world.â
To bolster his claim, Graham pointed to the gas prices, the state of the border, and inflation during Donald Trumpâs presidency when âthe world was not on fire.â
Heâs either lying or what he said gives us a look into his shitty perspective of the world. Either way such a miserable and pathetic existence.
Ok. I wasnât going to respond again, but it seems you have a real issue with figurative language.
The original comment mentioned wanting âthese dinosaursâ to go extinct, referring to the outdated, controversial politicians who say anything to get attention. I extended the metaphor by suggesting people should be the âasteroidâ that drives these âdinosaursâ to extinction, referencing Gandhiâs philosophy in a humorous way.
When I say âbe an asteroid,â Iâm obviously not advocating for the extinction of all life or suggesting people should commit violence. If thatâs what you took from it, that interpretation reflects more on you than it does on me.
The Gandhi paraphrase I used is âBe the change you wish to see in the world,â which aligns with his teachings of non-violent protest.
The point is simple: if you donât like these people being in power, take actionâvote, organize, inform, and educate. Change comes through engagement, not literal destruction.If thatâs too hard to grasp, then perhaps this discussion isnât for you.