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Matt Taibbi explains why democrats are a bigger danger than republicans
Posted on 3/30/24 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 3/30/24 at 4:31 pm
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Matt Taibbi was asked "why doesn't he pay much attention to the sins (or threats) from "the right"?" He gave a great answer: Why I don’t spend a lot of time on the Republicans: 1) There is a enormous army of MSM reporters already going after them from every angle, with most major news organizations little more than proxies for the DNC, to the point where stations hire Biden spokespeople as anchors; 2) The Republicans have very little institutional power nationally. It’s not their point of view prevailing in schools, on campuses, in newsrooms (where over 90% of working reporters vote blue), and especially in the intelligence and military apparatus, which has openly aligned itself with Democrats. Even if Donald Trump were a “threat to Democracy” he lacks the institutional pull to do much damage, which can’t be said of Democrats; 3) The Democrats’ ambitions are significantly more dangerous than those of the Republicans. From digital surveillance to censorship to making Intel and enforcement agencies central players in domestic governance — all plans being executed globally as well as in our one country — they are thinking on a much bigger and more dangerous scale than Republicans. I lived in third world countries and the endless criminal indictments of people like Trump and ongoing lawfare efforts to prevent even third party challenges are classic authoritarian symptoms. The Republicans aren’t near this kind of capability; 4) Last and most important, the Democrats are being organized around a more potent but also much dumber, more cultlike ideology. People like Yuval Harari and his Transhumanist “divinity” concept scare me a lot more than the Rs, and I was once undercover in an apocalyptic church in Texas. Ask your average Russian or Cuban what overempowered pseudo-intellectuals are capable of. I have a pretty good record of picking dangerous phenomena ahead of time. I feel confident on this one, and that’s before we get to the demographic/class shifts in the parties.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 4:42 pm to RaoulDuke504
Matt Taibbi is a real one.
Even the stuff I used to disagree with him about, I was mostly wrong.
Even the stuff I used to disagree with him about, I was mostly wrong.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 4:43 pm to RaoulDuke504
He’s exactly right! No matter what they say about Trump, the Democrat party is completely unaccountable which is far more dangerous than anything a Republican could get away with.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 4:53 pm to RaoulDuke504
Unfortunately I have a feeling he’s another one that likely voted exclusively democrat for years and years and now only sees the folly of his party since they’ve gone too far for his personal comfort.
That being said he’s 100% spot on.
That being said he’s 100% spot on.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 4:56 pm to Robin Masters
Oh for sure. But it's cool that he was pretty solidly on the left, absolutely HATED Trump, but still saw what is going on and now clearly prefers Trump to Biden.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 5:14 pm to RaoulDuke504
Yet Slo, shel, and powerman feel the need to almost exclusively go after the right.
For the 1000th time, I wish I understood their motivation.
For the 1000th time, I wish I understood their motivation.
This post was edited on 3/30/24 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 3/30/24 at 5:14 pm to RaoulDuke504
The question is: If Taibbi gets it, why doesn't our principled Never Trump republicans?
Posted on 3/30/24 at 5:17 pm to Perfect Circle
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The question is: If Taibbi gets it, why doesn't our principled Never Trump republicans?
They live in gated communities, get taken care of by lobbyists to live luxury lives, have personal security, and are insulated from the product of their principles. They just want to go to work and DC dinner parties and don’t want to have to deal with toxic co workers and a toxic media.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 5:22 pm to RaoulDuke504
I want to share this; does anybody have a link?
Posted on 3/30/24 at 8:49 pm to CrimsonJazz
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They live in gated communities, get taken care of by lobbyists to live luxury lives, have personal security, and are insulated from the product of their principles. They just want to go to work and DC dinner parties and don’t want to have to deal with toxic co workers and a toxic media.
All true but I would guess the real motive is the potential devaluing of all that defense contractor stock in their investment portfolios should Trump return to the White House.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 8:53 pm to ReauxlTide222
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Yet Slo, shel, and powerman
SFP would be awesome except he has FOMO and cares too much about being "accepted" by normies of prominence. It colours everything he says and does, right down to bending the knee and taking the ineffective and dangerous mRNA jabs.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:03 am to Perfect Circle
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The question is: If Taibbi gets it, why doesn't our principled Never Trump republicans?
TDS has driven millions of once intelligent people insane.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:09 am to RaoulDuke504
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Last and most important, the Democrats are being organized around a more potent but also much dumber, more cultlike ideology.
They are lunatics.
Insanity is never a political opinion.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:31 am to RaoulDuke504
The best was during his hearings every single democrat tried to get him to admit russia hacked the 2016 election. they did not care about the twitter files, just that russia installed trump.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 6:27 pm to LegalEazyE
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The question is: If Taibbi gets it, why doesn't our principled Never Trump republicans?
Because their ideals prioritize 'bipartisanship' and they have chased the left looking for said ideal and lost bearings with how far away they've strayed.
Have you ever gone snorkeling off the beach and looked up to realize you were a few hundred feet away from your chair because you drifted and didn't even feel it happening??
In this case, the Never Trumpers would stand up and yell that Donald moved their chairs.
This post was edited on 4/1/24 at 6:30 pm
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