As I've watched the impeachment rants of Rep. Louie Gohmert, Rep. Andy Biggs, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, LBJ's 1964 "Daisy" ad warning about the far right has been playing non-stop in my mind.
It was a prophecy that Republicans made come true:
It was a prophecy that Republicans made come true:
The line "we must either love each other or we must die" is the epigraph of this moment. Millions of people have been sucked into a mental prison by greedy ideologues desperate for power.
Some can never escape, others can. Community and accountability is what we need.
Some can never escape, others can. Community and accountability is what we need.
Johnson was adapting a poem from WH Auden which can be read in full here. It was about the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany. poets.org/poem/september…
Some excerpts from the masterpiece are attached.
Some excerpts from the masterpiece are attached.
As you might imagine, the Daisy ad was massively triggering to conservatives at the time. Decades after the fact, I recall colleagues whining about it.
Uncomfortable truths slice the hardest. But like the surgeon's knife, that which cuts can also heal.
Uncomfortable truths slice the hardest. But like the surgeon's knife, that which cuts can also heal.
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