Posted on 09/27/2023 3:51:18 AM PDT by DoodleBob
… Fetterman's appalling sense of dress, and Schumer's capitulation to it, can be seen as part of the Left's broader, sustained attacks on the norms of many venerable institutions. (We are, after all, reliably informed by many wokesters that the very structure of the Senate—two members per state, regardless of population—is a throwback to "white supremacy.") But the koshering of Fetterman's sartorial slovenliness bespeaks a trend both greater and more pernicious than the wokes' now-trite attacks on American traditions: the failure to recognize, and uphold, objective social standards.
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Across all of American and Western society, the "participation trophy" mentality now reigns supreme. Objective standards are certainly not upheld in the world of modeling, where to speak of "objective beauty" is to out oneself as a hidebound chauvinist; so-called plus-size models, on the contrary, are now all the rage. Objective standards are certainly not upheld in the world of art, either, where much of modern art makes a mockery of the one-time craft of da Vinci and van Gogh. Nor are objective standards recognized in much of postwar architecture, which saw the rise of such hideous schools as brutalism at the expense of the neoclassical and Gothic styles.
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The problem is that society cannot function without objective standards. Consider that the rule of law exists to codify which actions are morally acceptable, which are noble, and which are so unacceptable or ignoble that they must be punished. The rule of law, that is, exists to establish rules of conformity for people living in a mutually interdependent society—rules that are predicated upon a prevailing moral consensus. The new Senate dress rule, and the broader relativistic mentality it represents, amounts to social and cultural lawlessness—a form of anarchy wherein there are no standards of conformity, and anything goes.
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That seems to be the essence of their nefarious plan.
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I stopped a family yesterday in the grocery store to tell them it was nice to see such well dressed people. They said they had been to court.
The guys who come by and collect my garbage once a week have more integrity and deserve more respect than your average sh!tbag in Washington.
I’m glad to see that Bannon’s cleaning up his appearance. Looks like he’s losing some weight too. BIG improvement.
The more I think of his monstrous appearance and attire, I tend to take better care of my own appearance.
I even wore a sports coat to Walmart the other day. Several attractive women smiled approvingly.
A big part of this transformation, for me, is in the office.
We are three years out from the pandemic, and millions of people aren’t returning to the office. Sure, SOME jobs can be done remotely forever. But there are large numbers of people who view commuting, in-person collaboration, teamwork, and anything that interrupts their personal desire to work from home, to be a crime.
Yeah, commuting is a “waste,” wearing a suit and tie in the office is a “waste.” Office politics is all a waste. Face time is a waste. I can do everything on Zoom and be just as effective. All that matters is that I do my job well, right?
Maybe. Or perhaps this mindset is a philosophical cousin of Fetterman.
Even schools have better dress codes. This is ridiculous...and there is absolutely no reason for it. It’s just plain nuts.
Defining Deviancy Down.
“The late politician and sociologist Daniel Patrick Moynihan coined the phrase ‘defining deviancy down’ to describe the tendency of societies to respond to destructive behaviors by lowering standards for what is permissible.”
Senator Miss Piggy
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Perfect example of what the country has become
My dad was from Pennsylvania and he wore a suit and tie everyday at work until he died. He was middle class not an aristocrat, but believed in proper decorum when in public. I remember when I was young, he didn’t want me to wear blue jeans or later coats with patches on the elbows, because “dressing down indicates you don’t have the ability to dress better”. He would be shocked at how far we have fallen.
Fetterman is a typical Marxist Dem parasite. He steals from the American Taxpayer by having his medical and social expenses paid for. Example is having his large Lipoma removed after election. He uses the hoodie to hide the Limpoma and now to hide the scar on back of his neck. He is mentally impaired and the taxpayer must pay for his disability for the rest of his life.
Yup. Bannon is looking better. His hair is quite bouffant now. And clean. Which is more than you can say for his daughter. Glad she rarely is on any more.
Will enough Americans awaken in time to reverse the decadence and save the greatest nation ever to grace the world? Pray that they will.
“The rule of law, that is, exists to establish rules of conformity for people living in a mutually interdependent society—rules that are predicated upon a prevailing moral consensus. The new Senate dress rule, and the broader relativistic mentality it represents, amounts to social and cultural lawlessness—a form of anarchy wherein there are no standards of conformity, and anything goes.”
Proving that a shift toward upholding [our]Democracy as a government primacy involves the rejection, destruction and usurpation of the Rule of Law.
A true Democracy cannot abide or even be controlled by Laws since, if they don’t like, they will ignore/change it..
This is the reason for the left and their Mockingbird media to re-use the phrase “Our Democracy”.
Democracy will always interpret Laws to their advantage.
Fetterman, yes, a slob. Schumer? He just needs Fetterman’s vote. Now if it was Josh Hawley walking in with gym shorts and a hoodie, the Democrats would be up in arms and proceeding on a resolution for expulsion.
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