Mark Small

America never was great so long as: slavery not only existed, but was protected by The Const; women had few rights & weren’t mentioned in Constitution; & the indigenous peoples were starved when not outright killed, & their lands taken. 3/15

America glimpsed greatness in 1954 when Brown v Board of Education killed farce of “separate but equal”; in 1973 women when gained > control over their bodies/their lives w/ Roe v Wade; & indigenous peoples were understood to have been screwed. 5/15

America began to achieve greatness when: in Vietnam we stopped military-industrial complex w/our free press & free speech; laws against pollution stopped rivers fr burning & orange skies over cities once more turned blue and breathable. 6/15

America’s road to greatness was impeded w/GOP’s “Southern Strategy” whereby GOP pandered 2 elements of white racism 2 capture the electors’ votes and Congressional seats previously (virtually) conceded to the Dems. 8/15

America’s 2 major political parties had liberal & conservative wings until LBJ signed Civil Rights & Voting Rights acts. LBJ’s prediction that the Democrats had lost the South for a generation was an understatement. 9/15

America’s 2 major political parties’ similarities differ in scope. Dems’ chaos of debate & disagreement is (somewhat) like Star Trek’s Federation of Planets. GOP’s is like Romulans Vessels of each R fueled by dilithium crystals of campaign cash. 10/15

America’s 2-party system last hung in limbo 1840-1865 We cannot afford to write one party off as being the property of reactionary forces. Not all Hoosiers who identify as GOP approve of dt or those around him. 11/15

17 in 5/5 GOP primary INCD5 Kent Abernathy, Andrew Bales, Micah Beckwith, S Braun (out), Carl Brizzi, Allen Davidson, Chuck Dietzen, Beth Henderson, Matt Hook, Matt Hullinger, Mark Jay, Kelly Mitchell, Danny Niederberger, Victoria Spartz, Russell Stwalley, Victor Wakley & I 12/15