James Carville, of course, f***ing nailed it during an interview with Vox: “Wokeness is a problem and we all know it. … There’s nothing inherently wrong with these [advocacy] phrases. But this is not how people talk. This is not how voters talk. And doing it anyway is a signal that you’re talking one language and the people you want to vote for you are speaking another language. This stuff is harmless in one sense, but in another sense it’s not. … And look, part of the problem is that lots of Democrats will say that we have to listen to everybody and we have to include every perspective, or that we don’t have to run a ruthless messaging campaign. Well, you kinda do. It really matters.”
Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! How many f***ing times have I said dumbass Democrats need to be ruthless? How many f***ing times? There is no doubt Carville knows his sh*t when it comes to politics, but, as usual, dumbass Democrats love to ignore sage advice from such a seasoned political veteran. Dumbass Democrats need a Frank Luntz! Where the f*** is our Frank Luntz to help wordsmith and focus group Democrats’ messaging? Where? F*** me! I am so f***ing sick of dumbass Democrats just winging it or expecting the average moron citizen to understand! The right words in the proper order matter! Messaging matters! Being ruthless matters! I have complained countless times about the ridiculous slogan “BLM,” for example, which is an incomplete thought that opens the door for racists to respond with “All Lives Matter.” (All lives don’t matter, especially RepubliKKKlan lives, but I digress.) It should be “Black Lives Matter, Too!” That way reminds everyone, hey, Black people are humans too, so stop f***ing killing us! Instead, the shortcut slogan BLM now conveys exclusivity — only Black lives matter. While many people understand the implied and missing “too” that follows the BLM thought, most of America is completely stupid and racist. There is no need to make it easy for them to fill in the blank or complete the messaging with their own racist retort (“All Lives Matter”). The only good thing, I suppose, is that one can easily pick out the racists by their tell in how they respond to BLM. If someone says “All Lives Matter,” then they are a racist! Full f***ing stop! No exceptions! In the meantime, the power and message behind the movement are lost in trying to explain the phraseology.
Then there is the more egregious “Defund the Police” mantra, and yes, this cost dumbass Democrats Congressional seats and Lord knows what else at the state and local levels. Whoever or whatever “think” tank dreamed up this slogan should be f***ing shot. Note to f***tards in the activist and political messaging business: If you constantly have to explain a slogan, then it’s the wrong f***ing slogan. Slogans are meant to convey a specific (correct) message in a pithy manner that sticks with someone; they are not meant to be a misstatement that provokes a conversation because guess what? The vast majority of people who hear slogans will not be able to start a “conversation” to explore the validity or worthiness of arguments on the intended subject matter. OMG! I can’t with the stupid anymore! I just f***ing can’t! What the f*** were people thinking by embracing, advocating, and making the phrase “Defund the Police” ubiquitous? What the f*** did they think was going to happen? What is the first thing that comes to mind when someone hears that phrase? Taking money and resources away from police so they can’t do their jobs, which could mean being unable to protect you if the need arises. Full stop! But that’s when, I guess, dumbass Democrats think they can stop disbelievers by taking time to have an extended conversation about how it really means reallocating resources from policing to social and welfare services so that police don’t have to be police and social workers and healthcare works all in one. Dumbass Democrats already lost the argument the second they said that “Defund the Police” isn’t what it sounds like, in which case the obvious question becomes, Why say “Defund the Police” in the first place? Hmmm, good f***ing question! Ugh! I just f***ing can’t! Dumbass Democrats really don’t deserve to win as often as they do because they are weak and stupid. Thankfully, RepubliKKKlans are dumber and more hateful, but in a country where dumb and hate are the norm, it is a miracle that Democrats win at all. Welcome to stupid America where words matter, unless you’re a dumbass Democrat, in which case the expectation is Americans will “think” their way into voting for them despite Democratic slogans that sound as bad and as misguided as they actually are.