"Stop being divisive by disagreeing with me, or looking different than me, or living in the wrong place!" (Jim Young/Reuters)
Republicans sure do like to
rail against "dividing" Americans, when they really mean, "stop opposing our policies!"
Mitt Romney was asked what he would do for the 99 percent. Here's his answer:
Let me tell you something. America is a great nation, because we’re a united nation. And those who are trying to divide the nation, as you’re trying to do here, and as our president is doing, are hurting this country seriously. The right course for America is not to try to divide America, and try and divid us between one and another. it’s to come together as a nation.
And if you’ve got a better model — if you think China’s better, or Russia’s better, or Cuba’s better, or North Korea’s better — I’m glad to hear all about it.
But you know what? America’s right, and you’re wrong.
Of course, Romney is part of the fundamentalist wing of the GOP, the wing that hates brown people, divides people on race, seeks to deny rights from homosexuals, stands in the way of progress for women, demonizes non-Christians (from atheists to Muslims to Jews and so forth), bashes educators and scientists, campaigns against unionized workers, and rails against entire regions of America—from cities like Chicago, San Francisco and Berkeley, to entire states like Massachusetts, New York and California.
Of course, if that's the model Mittens wants, if he thinks Somalia, or the Sudan, or kleptocratic Russia is better—then I'd love to hear it!
Obviously, Republicans thrive on divisiveness, and Romney's team is hoping this confrontation wins him points with South Carolina Republicans (where divisiveness is their middle name). The only time they recoil is when the greediest one percent are taken to task. Too bad they don't care about unity the rest of the time.