tremain07 posted... Remember how the grid failed in winter and Republicans did these three things?
Fled the state because they had the money to do so
Blame their politicial enemies while attacking their own voters and consitiutants as being "part of the problem"
Beg for money from the federal government which they then pocketed for their own ends.
What did Democrats do
Come into the state with health supplies and grant them federal aid, some even physically showed up to help people
What did Republicans do afterwards
Blame Democrats for the deaths, delays and overall complete failure to look after the people who put them into power
fought desperately against any few investigations into where that money went with variable success, perhaps even total success as even when a few got caught the cases are either indefinitely delayed or dropped.
Won their re-elections despite the public being outraged at them.
In short, corruption is not only acceptable it's encouraged under this system, even worse, the federial government HAS to give them money because of how bad it looks politically if Dems are in charge, should the federal government withold funds that are suppose to help people, Conservative media is very powerful in this country and non conservative media would jump on the band wagon as well, When it's a conservative federal government they have to prop up Texas demands to get Texas congressmen and Senators on their side for whatever horrible legislation they want, they'll be on their side anyway but keeping their wheels greased in this way 100 percent assures their loyalty.
It's fucked, man. A legit con game where the people who get the prize are the ones who don't have to make any risk of losing anything.
IIRC, AOC even raised funds for disaster relief.