Posted on 09/26/2020 10:00:32 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
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BROOKS: ".... Yes, I was in a call, a conference call, with a bunch of scholars and political observers yesterday, and we all said, how scared are you, from one to five? And we were pretty much at 4.5. Some people were at nine and 10.I have never been more pessimistic about where this country is than I am right now, I mean, in my whole life. We have had a bad few years with the social fabric fraying. We have had a president ripping us to top from the — ripping us apart from the top....
And I think he (Mark Shields) makes the core point. I mean, the two moments that I think I'm most afraid about is, one, election night, when we're sitting there and it looks like Trump is ahead, and what that psychology does to the country ....
And one of the things we have learned is that our system depends on the goodwill of the players involved. And if that goodwill isn't there, then the spiral of accusation and animosity and enmity — I don't think we're going to see physical violence, but we will see a level of psychological violence that we just haven't seen since 1865.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
In a previous thread, NYT columnist Tom Friedman must also be on that conference call, because he said he's "Terrified" (link here)
I can tell you what 'psychology' did to me on that Tuesday night Nov. 8th, 2016. And I hope to enjoy an encore this Nov. 3rd.
So, they are trying to back away from the seditious riots and other violence they have been setting up? Is this what you call a “CYA smokescreen”?
These beta males are useless; bunch of sissy boys pearl clutching in anguish.
Brooks, Shields, and host Judy Woodruff
of course, won’t touch on the daily BOTH physical AND psychological violence display by the BLM and Antifa groups etc.
In the name of ‘justice’.
PBS and NPR should be defunded with fed money. Let wealthy Leftists fund their pet fantasy projects.
Well they were going to do it anyway, this is a sign the left knows they will LOSE..they are preparing their soldiers, Antifa, BLM to start killing the second Trump is declared the winner..gee, and the commie media goes after Trump for “Inciting violence” the commies always accuse the other side of what they are guilty of themselves
Scholars and political observers. Fine crew you hang out with David, completely unable to count from 1 to 10. What an ass wipe.
We tolerated odumbo for eight years. They’ll live.
In 2016, we slowed down the country’s beeline to the edge of the cliff. He and his ilk prefer going over the cliff? He can do suicide on his own time, alone.
The real physical violence will begin the day Trump is declared the winner.
>>I can tell you what ‘psychology’ did to me on that Tuesday night Nov. 8th, 2016. And I hope to enjoy an encore this Nov. 3rd.<<
When I am a little down or just need a laugh I watch YT coverage of that night. The tears CONTINUE to be delicious! Like fine old wine.
What a bunch of out of touch cry babies.
Psychological violence? On whose part?
The enemedia is doing their level best (and will like ramp it into overdrive) ahead of the election that if things don’t go ‘their way’, all Hell is going to be unleashed on Mr. & Mrs. Normal America. There are some people on OUR side who are getting scared.
LMAO!
Now the protesters rioters know they can just have a massive tantrum and no one will stop them you can bet you are right.
When lefties don't get their way they scream and break things.
And most of us were severely economically affected by Obama, unlike them, who were not affected by Obama, who have probably flourished under Trump. The can kiss my a$s.
… we will see a level of psychological violence that we just haven’t seen since 1865. …Now why this reference to the last year of the Civil War? What is Brooks trying to say?
David Brooks was “in a conference call with a bunch of scholars”?
Sounds like Journo-List 2020
And there’s some people getting ready for the left’s crap.
Clinton some me up to how immoral and stupid people can be when they elected him again. Obama was just plain scary. Also, the lies about who he is and Big Mike’s gender were like living in horror story.
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