It’s been said many times before – especially during the past eight years – by people who can’t stand their party being out of power. But it carries a bit more, uh, weight, when it’s Hillary Clinton telling members of the Hispanic Caucus at the Democratic convention this past week, “We are not fighting to elect a particular president. We are fighting to take our country back.”
That’s right, “Our country …”
I suppose there is something to be said for her use of “our” instead of “my,” as I’ve heard so many of her followers say. But whether it is individual or collective, for far too many Democrats, the country belongs to them and to them only. And they want it back from those who, because they are not Democrats and have other views about what is best for America, don’t even qualify to be called Americans, or have a place at the American table. America belongs to Democrats, and they’re going to take back what is rightfully theirs.
Gee, how post-partisan. How inclusive. More proof of how much Democrats are committed to diversity, as long as it’s not diversity of opinion. That’s the kind of phrase that, if it were uttered by a Republican, would be branded as hate speech.
