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Tuesday, October 22. 2019

Whatever it is, I'm against it


Politics is not my beat, but on a rare perusal of The New York Times today (dental office), I could not help but be struck by how the winds blow down there at their headquarters. If Trump is for it, they're against it from the news slants to the opinion (today, Trump is an existential threat to the Republic)..


Even when Dems were for something just a few years ago in Obama times. Suddenly, the NYT and the Dems have pivoted towards hawkish in the Middle East. Suddenly, illegal immigration is desirable. Israel is now evil. Our  energy independence is bad.  And so on. You can fill in further examples in our comments. Here's the guiding principle, as best as I can tell:



Posted by The Barrister in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 13:34 | Comments (8) | Trackbacks (0)

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Remember, Trump is the oppressor. They are the Party. The Party is the Liberator of the people. What the party does, they do in the name of Liberation.
The Party can lie to the people in the name of liberation; the Party can steal from the people in the name of Liberation; The party can imprison the people in the name of liberation; the party can kill the people in the name of liberation.

"Due Process" is a tool that the Oppressor uses to maintain his status as oppressor; So is free speech, so is private property; so is the ability to defend oneself. All of these things must be destroyed so that the Party can lead the Revolution to crush the oppressor.
#1 another guy named Dan on 2019-10-22 14:48 (Reply)
The cynics anthem! It's becoming more and more mine too.

Two parties made up of loyal Americans who, though they disagree, are bound by their common love our democratic institutions and freedom... Right! Government of by and for the people... Don't make me laugh! Our government procedures are designed to impart justice as equally as possible... not in the House of Representatives!

Yeah, the majority of that is happening on the Democrat side but there are very few Republicans who seem to want to push back against this. The (Republican) Senate has been quiet regarding in the face of the lynching that is in progress in the House.
#2 mudbug on 2019-10-22 15:27 (Reply)
The Senate is quiet because they figure still to be there when Trump has left so why stick out your neck.
#2.1 grant1863 on 2019-10-22 18:25 (Reply)
Right! To continue the theme: Republicans are conservative and for the rule of law... what a crock!
#2.1.1 mudbug on 2019-10-22 22:43 (Reply)
I would never join a Party that would have me as a member.
#2.2 Aggie on 2019-10-22 22:48 (Reply)
I thought you were at first comparing reading the NYT with going to the dentist or perhaps going to the dentist was like reading the NYT.

Either way, it is a cruel and inhuman treatment of a free thinking individual.
#3 Glenda T Goode (Link) on 2019-10-22 15:33 (Reply)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT8oGa3XTTw
#4 Trangbang68 (Link) on 2019-10-22 17:10 (Reply)
Trump cures cancer/Dem reaction:
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/trump%20-%20cures%20cancer.jpg
#5 feeblemind on 2019-10-24 13:55 (Reply)

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