What was so disturbing about Ted Cruz leaving his constituents to freeze to death while he escaped to a luxury resort is that he revealed who he really is and how our government is full of self-serving actors who don't care if we live or die.
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This isn't a pretty truth, but our political system has been co-opted by individuals serving the whims of the powerful and wealthy who are only worried about their power and enrichment.
Cruz made the mistake of behaving authentically, and according to his own ethics.
Cruz made the mistake of behaving authentically, and according to his own ethics.
Cruz isn't a senator to help people, improve the world, or serve his constituents.
He's there to make money and build his brand. His leaving Texans to freeze and starve to death wasn't surprising, but it was revealing.
This is who he is and what our government has become.
He's there to make money and build his brand. His leaving Texans to freeze and starve to death wasn't surprising, but it was revealing.
This is who he is and what our government has become.
Our politics has become so poisoned that it has been completely disabled as a means of helping people or improving their lives.
It is a spectacle, theater designed by the powerful and wealthy to present the illusion of government while they grow their power and wealth.
It is a spectacle, theater designed by the powerful and wealthy to present the illusion of government while they grow their power and wealth.
Cruz is the epitome of the modern Republican politician. A man who hides behind "principles" and professed "conservatism," but is in it for power, wealth, and fame.
What we saw is his true colors and the true colors of a Republican Party who doesn't care if people live or die.
What we saw is his true colors and the true colors of a Republican Party who doesn't care if people live or die.
The tragedy in Texas is just yet another in a long line of unnecessary disasters made possible by unrestrained greed and an antipathy toward public good.
Cruz and others like him created this, and it's only going to get worse as the climate and inequality worsen.
Cruz and others like him created this, and it's only going to get worse as the climate and inequality worsen.
What we are watching is a government that is being systematically and strategically dismantled by the powerful and wealthy and a generation of politicians like Cruz who are their hatchet men and completely unconcerned with whether their constituents die or suffer needlessly.
Cruz, in the past month and a half, tried to overthrow an election, aided a coup attempt, and cruelly left his constituents to die.
He is not alone in these behaviors, but is emblematic of a larger systemic rot and massive failure of government and politics.
He is not alone in these behaviors, but is emblematic of a larger systemic rot and massive failure of government and politics.
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