Hi, neighbors. Have you noticed how the “new progressives” keep calling everyone they dislike a Nazi, melting down over guns, and insisting white men always skate by … until Graham Platner shows up, checking those same boxes? Funny how that works.

This isn’t progressivism, it’s regressivism. A political performativism by an affluent, government-dependent, “college-educated,” noisy herd that regurgitates the same closed-loop algorithms fed by the wealthy and powerful they claim to resent. It’s not about principles; it’s herd rules: if he’s one of us, the rules don’t apply.

We deserve leaders selected based on their integrity and consistency, not on whether they mimic a tribe’s talking points while excelling at public theatre. Spare us the slogans, public symphony and the moving goalposts. Principles matter; it’s security in knowing our leaders are not open to the highest bidder.

Allen Sarvinas
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