Ray Salemi
Writes RTL Verification Update
Aug 21
I agree with this piece but quibble with the opening. There is a tendency to say "both sides do it" that blunts the true message.
I'll take it as given that Democrats think Republicans are close-minded, dishonest, immoral, and unintelligent. But I have to point out that, unlike Republicans who get their view of Democrats from shock jocks and Tucker Carlson, Democrats are just looking at the news:
* close-minded—Legislation against teachers having pronouns in their email signature
* dishonest—Trump and his grift machine.
* immoral—Citing "Big Dick Energy" doesn't seem the most moral stance
* Unintelligent—Voting Trump surrogates into general elections during a winnable year.
We don't need to watch MSNBC or even CNN to come to these judgments about Republicans. We just need to read The Dispatch, the WSJ, and The Economist.
While the beliefs on both sides may be symmetrical, the facts are not.
David was right to direct his homily at Republicans. I worry that he is shouting into the wind against all the entertainment media pushing Republicans (and thus Christians) in a bad direction. How does a Sunday sermon stand up to daily Tucker Carlson?