Ah, innocent as in not making the connection. I don't think they think there is any connection to be made. I honestly think they view their public statements and positions to have a purely marketing function, completely disconnected from reality, truth, morality, or integrity. The older ones are choosing that disconnection consciously. I bet some of the younger ones are too young to realize they should ever have been connected in the first place. I'd be fascinated to see them squirm and stutter or bloviate and distract, if some press person collared a series of them at a Repub gathering, and asked them to define the words "integrity" and "shame".
I'm not sure I can agree they're ALL that innocent. a few might be so unconscious they don't even SEE the obvious contradictions.
but christ, they sure can COMPARTMENTALIZE.
I certainly didn't intend to imply that any of them are innocent.
I meant innocent about the fact that their behavior contradicts their expressed "values."
Ah, innocent as in not making the connection. I don't think they think there is any connection to be made. I honestly think they view their public statements and positions to have a purely marketing function, completely disconnected from reality, truth, morality, or integrity. The older ones are choosing that disconnection consciously. I bet some of the younger ones are too young to realize they should ever have been connected in the first place. I'd be fascinated to see them squirm and stutter or bloviate and distract, if some press person collared a series of them at a Repub gathering, and asked them to define the words "integrity" and "shame".
I'd like to see all of that. and then some.