Maybe the Reverend and others have no idea what class "warfare" actually means and like most ignorant Republicans he uses it whenever it suits him? Here, before you go on one of your boring ass diatribes:
Don't like my "boring ass diatribes" then don't read them. Pretty simple solution.
- Republicans commit class "warfare" by funding farmers subsidies. Something they would not do for small business owners in Harlem.
What class is that they're committing warfare against? Is "Small buisness owner in harlem" a class of people? When loosening regulations on requirements for small businesses such as federal requirements regarding various types of leave or entitlement payouts, such as the amount of employees a business requires before being fined for not providing health insurance, have they been putting in an exemption that "if one lives in Harlem they are exempt from this action" that I have completed missed? When they've pushed for the lowering of taxes relating to small businesses is there an * in their proposals that I've just glossed over that says "Harlem business owners do not apply".
or is this just more typical hautey "OMG THAT'S RACIST!" boring ass diatribes?
- They also commit this by advocating on behalf of oil industries(drill baby drill?). Something they wouldn't do for scientific institutions.
Yes, they advocate on behalf of the oil industry for reducing government regulation. They've also advocated on behalf of the coal and gas industry for reducing government regulation. They've advocated on behalf of the nuclear industry for reducing government regulation. They generally advocate for the reduction of government regulation on energy.
Exactly what class is that they're warring against?
- They also commit it by accusing Democrats of being supportive of criminals, minorities on welfare etc.
I will give you that, the Republicans do commit class warfare against the felon class. They do generally attempt to make criminals look like bad people for the fact that they're felons, you're correct.
The closest thing to class warfare in the context that's being talked about, IE the lower, middle, and upper class, would be in regards to thier efforts against welfare and those who obtain money off it. When they go for the argument less about the financial implications or the constitutional relevency of it but rather than "welfare" recipients are just lazy do nothings that mooch off the government, they are absolutely playing class warfare. And that's wrong of them when they approach it that way.
How exactly does that excuse the Democrats doing it though? "Mommy Mommy! He did it too!" Yeah, wonderful, they can both be jackasses...however, one sides jackassery is actually significantly relevant to the current conversation. There are far more right now calling for taxes on the "greedy rich people" who have "More than they need" then there are those saying "stop paying welfare to the lazy do nothings".
Only Republicans seem to like accusing others of playing it while hypocritically playing along with it too.
Sorry to bust up your boring ass diatribe hautey, but Republicans aren't the only ones who accuse the other side of doing it. Democrats do it just as much and are doing it in this thread, they just may not use the word. Everytime they accuse the Republicans of just looking out for the wealthy, only looking out for the wealthy, only caring about the wealthy, not caring about the poor, not worrying about the poor, etc they are stating that the Republicans are engaging in class warfare by attacking or defending only one side. Just because people like Disney aren't directly saying the words doesn't make their accusations of Republicans playing class warfare by going off "the backs of the elderly and the poor" any less present.