The Republican Platform Is a Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of Unreason
It is a loyalty oath to a government of witchcraft.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politic...nl21119326
By Charles P. Pierce
Aug 24, 2020
charlotte, north carolina august 24 a delegate wearing a 'trump 2020' face mask arrives for the start of the first day of the republican national convention at the charlotte convention center on august 24, 2020 in charlotte, north carolina photo by chris carlson poolgetty imagesCHRIS CARLSONGETTY IMAGES
On Sunday, the country was in receipt of the final proof that the Republican National Convention, due to kick off tonight from various bunkers, hideouts, and undisclosed locations here and around the globe, is going to be a profound test of whether or not the American republic has been rendered a vapid puppet show by the malignant moment through which it is now passing—a moment which is, in itself, the product of four decades of malignant moments that we all were asked to tolerate and applaud.
Meeting in Charlotte, the RNC’s platform committee announced that, this year, there will be no party platform, per se. Instead, the convention will be dedicated to acts of fealty to El Caudillo del Mar-a-Lago. It is giving him his own private North Korea.
WHEREAS, The RNC, had the Platform Committee been able to convene in 2020, would have undoubtedly unanimously agreed to reassert the Party’s strong support for President Donald Trump and his Administration;
WHEREAS, The media has outrageously misrepresented the implications of the RNC not adopting a new platform in 2020 and continues to engage in misleading advocacy for the failed policies of the Obama-Biden Administration, rather than providing the public with unbiased reporting of facts; and
WHEREAS, The RNC enthusiastically supports President Trump and continues to reject the policy positions of the Obama-Biden Administration, as well as those espoused by the Democratic National Committee today;
therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Republican Party has and will continue to enthusiastically support the President’s America-first agenda;
RESOLVED, That the 2020 Republican National Convention will adjourn without adopting a new platform until the 2024 Republican National Convention;
RESOLVED, That the 2020 Republican National Convention calls on the media to engage in accurate and unbiased reporting, especially as it relates to the strong support of the RNC for President Trump and his Administration; and
RESOLVED, That any motion to amend the 2016 Platform or to adopt a new platform, including any motion to suspend the procedures that will allow doing so, will be ruled out of order.
Ever helpful, the president* provided a second-term “agenda” consisting largely of Great Stuff I Plan to Lie About Next Year. This is my favorite:
Return to Normal in 2021.
Not bloody likely.
( Freed from the obligation of producing a platform, the delegates in Charlotte busied themselves passing resolutions on a number of pressing national talk-radio concerns. It passed a resolution condemning the Southern Poverty Law Center for "putting conservative groups or voices at risk of attack.”
It passed another one supporting the continued celebration of Columbus Day, and a third inveighed, "Freedom of speech is trampled on daily with the notions of 'political correctness,' the plan to eliminate so-called 'hate speech,' and the promotion of a 'cancel culture,' which has grown into erasing of history.” I’m surprised they didn’t include a commercial for auto-glass replacement or male enhancement potions, followed by a resolution announcing Traffic On The Threes. )
This is an altogether remarkable political document, at least in my experience. Platforms are generally written to be ignored, but this is different. This is a loyalty oath to a government of witchcraft, a pledge of allegiance to the flag of unreason. And what will open on our various screens on Monday night will tax the ability of the media and all the rest of us to cling to reality as though our kayak has capsized in rock-strewn rapids. It will be a severe test of our ability to recognize what is right in front of our eyes. It well may be one of the last chances we have.
It is a loyalty oath to a government of witchcraft.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politic...nl21119326
By Charles P. Pierce
Aug 24, 2020
charlotte, north carolina august 24 a delegate wearing a 'trump 2020' face mask arrives for the start of the first day of the republican national convention at the charlotte convention center on august 24, 2020 in charlotte, north carolina photo by chris carlson poolgetty imagesCHRIS CARLSONGETTY IMAGES
On Sunday, the country was in receipt of the final proof that the Republican National Convention, due to kick off tonight from various bunkers, hideouts, and undisclosed locations here and around the globe, is going to be a profound test of whether or not the American republic has been rendered a vapid puppet show by the malignant moment through which it is now passing—a moment which is, in itself, the product of four decades of malignant moments that we all were asked to tolerate and applaud.
Meeting in Charlotte, the RNC’s platform committee announced that, this year, there will be no party platform, per se. Instead, the convention will be dedicated to acts of fealty to El Caudillo del Mar-a-Lago. It is giving him his own private North Korea.
WHEREAS, The RNC, had the Platform Committee been able to convene in 2020, would have undoubtedly unanimously agreed to reassert the Party’s strong support for President Donald Trump and his Administration;
WHEREAS, The media has outrageously misrepresented the implications of the RNC not adopting a new platform in 2020 and continues to engage in misleading advocacy for the failed policies of the Obama-Biden Administration, rather than providing the public with unbiased reporting of facts; and
WHEREAS, The RNC enthusiastically supports President Trump and continues to reject the policy positions of the Obama-Biden Administration, as well as those espoused by the Democratic National Committee today;
therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Republican Party has and will continue to enthusiastically support the President’s America-first agenda;
RESOLVED, That the 2020 Republican National Convention will adjourn without adopting a new platform until the 2024 Republican National Convention;
RESOLVED, That the 2020 Republican National Convention calls on the media to engage in accurate and unbiased reporting, especially as it relates to the strong support of the RNC for President Trump and his Administration; and
RESOLVED, That any motion to amend the 2016 Platform or to adopt a new platform, including any motion to suspend the procedures that will allow doing so, will be ruled out of order.
Ever helpful, the president* provided a second-term “agenda” consisting largely of Great Stuff I Plan to Lie About Next Year. This is my favorite:
Return to Normal in 2021.
Not bloody likely.
( Freed from the obligation of producing a platform, the delegates in Charlotte busied themselves passing resolutions on a number of pressing national talk-radio concerns. It passed a resolution condemning the Southern Poverty Law Center for "putting conservative groups or voices at risk of attack.”
It passed another one supporting the continued celebration of Columbus Day, and a third inveighed, "Freedom of speech is trampled on daily with the notions of 'political correctness,' the plan to eliminate so-called 'hate speech,' and the promotion of a 'cancel culture,' which has grown into erasing of history.” I’m surprised they didn’t include a commercial for auto-glass replacement or male enhancement potions, followed by a resolution announcing Traffic On The Threes. )
This is an altogether remarkable political document, at least in my experience. Platforms are generally written to be ignored, but this is different. This is a loyalty oath to a government of witchcraft, a pledge of allegiance to the flag of unreason. And what will open on our various screens on Monday night will tax the ability of the media and all the rest of us to cling to reality as though our kayak has capsized in rock-strewn rapids. It will be a severe test of our ability to recognize what is right in front of our eyes. It well may be one of the last chances we have.
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