According to a recent piece by Jared Bernstein at TomPaine.com, American politics boils down to the "you're-on-your-own" (YOYO) camp vs. the "we're in this together" (WITT) camp.
That is probably an over-simplification, but it's a valid one nonetheless.
Acronymic doubles-entendres aside, Bernstein does a good job of summarizing the dichotomy, the YOYO conservative state of denial, and why it's time for the WITTs -- i.e., a charged-up and well-messaged Democratic party -- to take over. [Read it.]
Is it not ironic that the YOYO Republicans keep touting themselves as Christians, even though the selfless and compassionate Jesus was clearly a WITT?
And do we have a strong enough leader to push the WITT movement forward?
Ultimately, a society is like a chain: only as strong as its weakest link.
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