I'm reminded of the old joke about a meeting of the American Communist Party where every supposed member was a government agent keeping tabs on the Red Menace. There's far more people freaking out over allegedly hidden American Nazis than there are real American Nazis.
But I think there's an "echo chamber" problem, in that nobody is going to get influence/clout by making a calm case to undecided voters. At best, that's regarded at boring wonkery. At worse, such a person is actually going to lose out by not being on the hate-train.
Gah. “his attempts to circumvent the results have tarnished our great country” FFS apply some of the same skills to the election irregularities that you do to this video hysteria. It’s not fucking un American to question an election. Just when I start reading something like this and think, wow, some people are coming to their senses after years of propaganda, I trip on the obligatory’but don’t you dare think I like Trump!’ disclaimer. I don’t care if Trump is a fucking narcissistic glory seeker if he does two other things: reveals the covert oligarchy that’s really running this bitch, and listens to ordinary Americans about what really concerns them. The more the clowns that are running the shit show hate Trump, the more I like him.
This is just "bloodbath" all over again.* Democrats should focus on policy, which they could actually beat Trump on. Instead, they always go for these idiotic shiny objects that would only ever convince the people who would never vote for him in the first place, & then turn out to be untrue, re-convincing everyone else they're dishonest about Trump. While they were foaming at mouth over "bloodbath," they were ignoring the proposed appalling auto tariffs. Idiots. They just want *so much* to convince everyone that Trump is BAD MAN — but literally everyone made up their minds on that issue years ago. Trump is endlessly lucky in the incompetence of his enemies.
*And remember the Republican debate stage that was in the shape of a "Nazi rune"?
Nah there’s zero chance Dems win on policy. Their fucking policy is to stay in power and force the rest of us to do whatever the fuck they say. And BTW, none of the people you elect are really running things. They are the front face of a vast administrative state riddled with the secretive cancer of the unaccountable intelligence community.
You've got to stop being so damed logical Carl. How are we supposed to label you a far left nut job when you think so damn clearly 😜 Great read as always, and for me being a reactionary far right nut job, I strangely agree with all...repeat all of your points. Go figure lol.
You're in good company. Dan McMillan, who wrote a very fine book on the Holocaust ("How Could This Happen: Explaining the Holocaust") discusses this with Scripps media:
It would be nice if we could move past the "Elite Democrats are harvesting adrenochrome from young children" and "Trump is planning a new Nazi Reich" silliness.
Yes it goes both ways. OMG the FBI was going to kill Trump was the latest. Not that some don’t want to, but this particular scenario was just business as usual. However, the lunacy of the anti-Trumpers has the entire administrative state behind it. I’m rooting for anyone they hate. FFS before 2015 Trump was just a bombastic businessman. The amount of propaganda directed at this one person tells me he really does threaten the arrangements. I can easily imagine an alternate scenario where he was an insider (think Obama - who obviously turned out to be the ultimate front man) and went along with the program. Sans the 24/7 hate poured out for him, he’d just be another mediocre time-serving president in a long line of them. If he was as narcissistic as everyone says, he’d have be into the ceremony of it all and the adulation of a few, collect his payoff, and retire into luxury. Just like Bush and Obama. I think he knows the real game that’s afoot and is disgusted by it. I give him kudos for sticking to his guns. And for lacking the one feature of all our other so-called leaders: contempt for the American public. Democracy my ass! It’s hard to believe that anyone can look at what actually goes on and still use that word.
I'm reminded of the old joke about a meeting of the American Communist Party where every supposed member was a government agent keeping tabs on the Red Menace. There's far more people freaking out over allegedly hidden American Nazis than there are real American Nazis.
But I think there's an "echo chamber" problem, in that nobody is going to get influence/clout by making a calm case to undecided voters. At best, that's regarded at boring wonkery. At worse, such a person is actually going to lose out by not being on the hate-train.
There you go, being reasonable and stuff again, damn it.
Gracias!
Gah. “his attempts to circumvent the results have tarnished our great country” FFS apply some of the same skills to the election irregularities that you do to this video hysteria. It’s not fucking un American to question an election. Just when I start reading something like this and think, wow, some people are coming to their senses after years of propaganda, I trip on the obligatory’but don’t you dare think I like Trump!’ disclaimer. I don’t care if Trump is a fucking narcissistic glory seeker if he does two other things: reveals the covert oligarchy that’s really running this bitch, and listens to ordinary Americans about what really concerns them. The more the clowns that are running the shit show hate Trump, the more I like him.
"It’s not fucking un American to question an election."
However, it sure as heck is un-American to subvert a free and fair election via *disingenuous* propaganda about it being stolen.
So I should just say nice stuff about him?
I calls 'em as I sees 'em.
This is just "bloodbath" all over again.* Democrats should focus on policy, which they could actually beat Trump on. Instead, they always go for these idiotic shiny objects that would only ever convince the people who would never vote for him in the first place, & then turn out to be untrue, re-convincing everyone else they're dishonest about Trump. While they were foaming at mouth over "bloodbath," they were ignoring the proposed appalling auto tariffs. Idiots. They just want *so much* to convince everyone that Trump is BAD MAN — but literally everyone made up their minds on that issue years ago. Trump is endlessly lucky in the incompetence of his enemies.
*And remember the Republican debate stage that was in the shape of a "Nazi rune"?
Nah there’s zero chance Dems win on policy. Their fucking policy is to stay in power and force the rest of us to do whatever the fuck they say. And BTW, none of the people you elect are really running things. They are the front face of a vast administrative state riddled with the secretive cancer of the unaccountable intelligence community.
You've got to stop being so damed logical Carl. How are we supposed to label you a far left nut job when you think so damn clearly 😜 Great read as always, and for me being a reactionary far right nut job, I strangely agree with all...repeat all of your points. Go figure lol.
Yup, me too.
Thanks to both of you!
I have pretty much the same thoughts on this.
You're in good company. Dan McMillan, who wrote a very fine book on the Holocaust ("How Could This Happen: Explaining the Holocaust") discusses this with Scripps media:
https://youtu.be/nZEY5JEmmFg
It would be nice if we could move past the "Elite Democrats are harvesting adrenochrome from young children" and "Trump is planning a new Nazi Reich" silliness.
Yes it goes both ways. OMG the FBI was going to kill Trump was the latest. Not that some don’t want to, but this particular scenario was just business as usual. However, the lunacy of the anti-Trumpers has the entire administrative state behind it. I’m rooting for anyone they hate. FFS before 2015 Trump was just a bombastic businessman. The amount of propaganda directed at this one person tells me he really does threaten the arrangements. I can easily imagine an alternate scenario where he was an insider (think Obama - who obviously turned out to be the ultimate front man) and went along with the program. Sans the 24/7 hate poured out for him, he’d just be another mediocre time-serving president in a long line of them. If he was as narcissistic as everyone says, he’d have be into the ceremony of it all and the adulation of a few, collect his payoff, and retire into luxury. Just like Bush and Obama. I think he knows the real game that’s afoot and is disgusted by it. I give him kudos for sticking to his guns. And for lacking the one feature of all our other so-called leaders: contempt for the American public. Democracy my ass! It’s hard to believe that anyone can look at what actually goes on and still use that word.
When I read this, I thought of you 😛: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/why-3