Nothing weird about it, Dusty. I find that when someone paints with a broad political brush, it's usually to obscure the detail of something they don't want to see, something that doesn't fit the party line such as a Democrat who fervently believes in (what Republicans try to lay claim to as their ideal) the Second Amendment.
Last I knew, the Constitution and its Amendments was written by and for
both parties.
YES, Democracy backed by the Constitutionally protected ideal that being armed is being prepared. I believe in the notion that an unarmed citizen is but a subject, but then I don't subscribe to any particular party line dogma. I am a free thinker, unencumbered by the strait jacket of mind control through consistent lies and gaslighting. Don't get me wrong, both parties are just as guilty as the other, and I frequently switch parties to vote for the
best candidate on election day. But just 'cause someone says it's so, or with conviction, don't make it the truth. I wanna hear what your detractors have to say about it.
Show me demonstrable facts!
I don't vote in support of those who I believe will become, or are corrupted. I make sure I vote for those who are honest and do not lie to me, or to the nation as a whole. But the sad fact is, and this was explained to me by a life long political figure,
anyone who comes to Washington thinking they will bring some badly needed common sense and promises to work to transform a corrupt government will soon fall victim to the vast amounts of cash that flows freely in our nations Capitol. For instance I voted for R. Nixon (first term) who's administration then became the poster child for political corruption during his second term. Money is power, and power is money. If you weren't around for Watergate and Nixons fall from grace, you're in luck. History is about to repeat itself.
We do indeed need to drain the swamp (where have you heard that?!) but the green in the swamp water is not the kind of algae you see in a typical Louisiana bayou, it's the opulent green of $100 bills. And who, I ask you, is willing to dry up millions of acres of $100 bills, free for the taking? Well, it does come with some strings attached, doesn't it?