“The only difference is that democrats don’t care how they win. Seriously. They literally think it’s justifiable. To them “saving democracy” is basically political winning that feels like justifiable self defense.”
Confessions of a Corrupt Liberal
I wish I could say I always had the moral clarity of someone like Matt Taibbi or Glenn Greenwald. But for most of my life, I didn’t. I was a devoted Democrat, a good soldier for the Left. I went along with everything, even when I knew it was wrong, even when I knew I was lying, because I had convinced myself that winning meant more than just putting a president in power.
I have been a willing participant in taking us to this desperate moment we now face, where both political parties seem crippled and bottlenecked, but only one of them has turned to corruption to stay in power. Only one of them has blocked any challengers to their preferred candidate. And unfortunately, it’s the one I chose to support.
I supported a party that became corrupt over time, and in supporting them, I became corrupt too. If you’re wondering how seemingly respectable people like Jen Psaki, Rachel Maddow, Rob Reiner, Barbra Streisand, or Stephen King can go along with such obvious corruption of our trusted institutions, that’s why. They are who I used to be.
https://sashastone.substack.com/p/confessions-of-a-corrupt-liberal
They are who I used to be.
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I know people like this. IQ’s can be north of 130, but it doesn’t matter. They willingly suspend critical thinking or self awareness, because ideologies and causes are emotional phenomenon, and they are protected by powerful psychological defense mechanisms. I’ve seen grown adults who are otherwise very intelligent throw childish temper tantrums of you trigger them with information that threatens their constructed cosmology.
These are people I care for and I literally cannot break through to them without causing drama. The drama is all by design, even if they aren’t full conscious of this. They want me to back off. Sadly, I have all but mostly obliged. We now have a standing truce. If they don’t bring up their bullcrap propaganda, I don’t challenge it. On the few occasions where they can’t help mentioning something political, I let it fly.
That is a quite a confession and reinforces what we all know about leftists. Reminds me of some of the things David Horowitz wrote about.