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Democrats, Progressives, and Americans

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This is what the Democratic Party and its Progressive center think of our government and of us plebeian citizens [emphasis added].

Dear John:

Well, we all thought the big problem for our US democracy was Citizens United/Koch Brothers big money in politics. Silly us; turns out that money isn’t all that important if you can conflate entertainment with the electoral process. Trump masters TV, TV so-called news picks up and repeats and repeats to death this opinionated blowhard and his hairbrained ideas, free-floating discontent attaches to a seeming strongman and we’re off and running. JFK, Jr would be delighted by all this as his “George” magazine saw celebrity politics coming. The magazine struggled as it was ahead of its time but now looks prescient. George, of course, played the development pretty lightly, basically for charm and gossip, like People, but what we are dealing with now is dead serious. How does this get handled in the general? Secretary Clinton is not an entertainer, and not a celebrity in the Trump, Kardashian mold; what can she do to offset this? I’m certain the poll-directed insiders are sure things will default to policy as soon as the conventions are over, but I think not. And as I’ve mentioned, we’ve all been quite content to demean government, drop civics and in general conspire to produce an unaware and compliant citizenry. The unawareness remains strong but compliance is obviously fading rapidly. This problem demands some serious, serious thinking – and not just poll driven, demographically-inspired messaging.
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Sent with a handshake,

Bill

“John” is John Podesta, Democratic Party Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s senior campaign advisor.  “Bill” is Bill Ivey, former Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts

This is what wants to occupy [sic] the White House come January.

Racism or just Stupidity?

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The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened last month in Washington—and missing from the four floors of exhibits is any reference to [Justice Clarence] Thomas’ personal and judicial legacy, shocking for perhaps the second most powerful black political figure in America, after President Obama.

They do, though, have a large section of the woman who tried to smear Thomas and block his confirmation to the Supreme Court.  Justice Thomas’ response to that attempt and to the complicity of the Democratic Party Senators complicit in the attempt puts it best:

This is a circus. It’s a national disgrace.  And from my standpoint, as a black American, it is a high-tech lynching for uppity blacks who in any way deign to think for themselves  …  and it is a message that unless you kowtow to an old order, this is what will happen to you.

Democrats haven’t changed in the 25 years since, either; they have, in fact, broadened their smear efforts.  See, for instance, the routine Uncle Tom characterizations of ex-Republican National Committee Chairman and American who was black Michael Steele.  See, too, their slut characterization of conservative ex-Vice Presidential candidate and American who was a woman Sarah Palin.

The broadening strikes me more as stupidity than bigotry.  Or they just hate anyone who doesn’t agree with them.

Trigger Warning

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American University’s student government president Devontae Torriente, in a move all too typical of our colleges and universities, wants everything taught at the school to come with a trigger warning.

The fact of the matter is, trigger warnings are necessary in order to make our academic spaces accessible to all students, especially those who have experienced trauma[.]

Sure.  Because the dear ones are unable to overcome their hurt feelings and learn to think.

Here’s trigger warning for all prospective pupils and students: American colleges and universities are rife with offensive, macroaggressive “trigger warnings” that various course materials require consideration of differing views, and these same colleges and universities have (not “may have”) “safe spaces” restricting freely spoken thoughts that encompass the entirety of the campus.

These are extremely offensive and depressing aggressions against those students who are there to learn, via the subject matter of their majors, how to think critically and rationally, how to consider opposing and even uncomfortable ideas, and how to get ahead in a real world that is indifferent to precious feelings.

Here’s an alternative action for these fragile ones: stay home in your domestic safe spaces.  The fact of the matter is the world is not a safe space, and work spaces in the world don’t come with trigger warnings.

CLM

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Not to be confused with BLM.  Don’t you dare confuse the two.

The clown community in Tucson, Arizona organized a “Clown Lives Matter” march Wednesday that’s set to take place October 15 in reaction to the reports of “killer clowns” terrorizing communities and the rumors on social media fanning the fears of clown attacks, according to KGUN9-TV.

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“This is a peaceful way to show clowns are not psycho killers,” a flyer seen in Tucson read. “We want the public to feel safe, and not be afraid. So come out, bring the family, meet a clown and get a hug!”

Of course, the BLM isn’t a gang of psycho killers, either.  They’re just a gang of racist thugs who don’t like free speech that doesn’t accord with their own demands.

A Howard Dean Apology

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Recall that the Democrat Howard Dean accused Republican Party Presidential candidate Donald Trump of being on cocaine.howarddeantweet

After the hoo-raw that rose over Dean’s scurrilous accusation, Dean said this to MSNBC‘s Stephanie Ruhle:

I apologize for using innuendo. I don’t think it’s a good thing to do, I don’t think it’s the right thing to do…. I’m not unwilling to apologize for using innuendo.

Notice that.  Dean apologized for beating around the bush (which he didn’t actually do; Dean was quite direct in that tweet of his) with his accusation about Trump being on cocaine.

But Dean has not a syllable of apology for his actual accusation.  Masquerading that statement as an apology for his accusation is a base lie.

Full stop.