While there is such a thing as secondhand embarrassment - I admit it is hard to feel much sympathy for political activists when they hoist themselves on their own petards.
There were at least two such instances this week, the first one occurring when Democrat Representative Jasmine Crockett appeared on CNN with host Jake Tapper. After a bit of fluff, Tapper asked the self-promoting Crockett her take on Donald Trump's recent charge that she is "low IQ." Take a look at her response and try not to cringe for her:
We have a president who has no idea about the oath he took. He didn't even say he will follow the Constitution, the thing that derives from the oath he was supposed to take. He supposedly took an oath.
I have no idea what that meant. Tapper had no idea what it meant. No one is America knows what it meant. Honestly, I don't think Crockett herself knew what it meant. The proper response to a question like that is to highlight your intellect or brush off the criticism by making a slight dig at Trump's own IQ and how those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. That, or you call it a distraction and bait from the Troll-in-Chief. Turn the insult around, don't validate or confirm the insult by being incoherent.
The rap against Democrats has been and continues to be their lack of any bench, highlighted by the fact that names like Cory Booker and AOC are considered front-runners for the party's next presidential nomination.
Meanwhile, out in the People's Republic of California, Democrat State Senator Scott Weiner (a gay man) decided to defend his "community" by announcing to everyone that gay people represent a disproportionately large portion of sex offenders.
Yes, he really said that. He really wants to revamp or discard the state's sex offender registry because there are too many gay people on it. The only thing I am truly curious about is whether he somehow didn't know the indictment his words were revealing, or whether he was confident that his "community" wields such immense legislative and cultural power in California that it wouldn't matter to say the quiet part out loud.
He doesn't want to address the disproportionate number of sex offenses within his community.
He doesn't want to take action to protect innocent people, particularly children, from sex crimes.
He doesn't want to promote justice.
He wants to recategorize, reinvent, and redefine what constitutes sex crimes so LGBTQ people aren't punished as much.
The ability of individuals to feel shame, permitting their behavior to be shaped and molded by its censure, is a critically important aspect of social and moral development, as it encourages individuals to align their actions with societal norms and values. It's an essential element of personal accountability, fostering self-awareness and promoting ethical behavior in a complex culture.
Men like Scott Weiner (and far too many others) have lost that, and it's hard to know whether it's wiser to feel bad for him or fear for the rest of us.
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