Actions speak louder than words. But words spouted through literal and figurative megaphones can still be heard for miles – especially in a polarized political climate.
Take GOP Sen. John Kennedy's comments about Mexico at a recent hearing.
"Without the people of America, Mexico, figuratively speaking, would be eating cat food out of a can and living in a tent behind an Outback," the Louisiana congressman said. He was questioning Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram and inquired about fentanyl moving from Mexico to the U.S. while also comparing the countries' economies.
You’re not allowed to identify failure in non-white, non-male, non-Christian, or non-LGBT populations. Blacks could become 100% of murderers, gays could become 100% of STD carriers, women could become 100% of in-debt college students and failed CEOs, Muslims could become 100% of religious terrorists, and you would still be required to pretend that there is no correlation between protected demographics and shitty behavior.
That’s racist and vulgar?
You’re not allowed to identify failure in non-white, non-male, non-Christian, or non-LGBT populations. Blacks could become 100% of murderers, gays could become 100% of STD carriers, women could become 100% of in-debt college students and failed CEOs, Muslims could become 100% of religious terrorists, and you would still be required to pretend that there is no correlation between protected demographics and shitty behavior.
Someone needs to research the correlation between Outback and economic downturn.