Posted on 03/10/2021 3:31:55 AM PST by Kaslin
Well, Piers Morgan is off his program across the pond in the United Kingdom after his intense criticism of the interview Meghan Markle and Prince Harry did with Oprah Winfrey. Morgan, to his credit, has stood by his scolding of this gruesome twosome as he exits Good Morning Britain. The couple alleges racism regarding the birth of their son, Archie, how Meghan was suicidal, and a whole bunch of other stuff that was either unremarkable or unbelievable. Markle says she never Googled Harry while they dated. Yeah, and my father’s the Pope. Are you kidding me, lady? Also, this isn’t a family. It’s an institution and you're public figures, so spare us the ‘media is mean to me’ whine-fest. We all know why this is being discussed. It goes beyond the ‘this is the royals’ angle and palace intrigue. It’s the racism bit. The allegation is enough to get the Left in a frenzy—and it has. Markle knew what fishing lure to use and the progressive Left has come rushing in; it’s all utterly predictable. So, with this being a topic of discussion, who best to further slice and dice this detached and coddled couple than Fox News’ Tucker Carlson.
The duchess sits on millions of dollars, lives in a mansion, and is able to speak to Oprah, which was seen by scores of people, but she has it rough. She’s powerless. She’s been silenced. Carlson noted something idiotic about all of this: it’s not true. I know you picked that up from the get-go. And it’s not just her. Carlson also tossed Michelle Obama who said this at the Democratic National Convention, “Now, I understand that my message won't be heard by some people. We live in a nation that is deeply divided, and I am a Black woman speaking at the Democratic convention.”
For international women’s day please consider supporting women enduring online harassment. It’s not an exaggeration to say that the harassment and smear campaign I’ve had to endure over the past year has destroyed my life. No one should have to go through this.— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) March 9, 2021
Absurd. Carlson noted that she’s only the first lady speaking during primetime in America. Victimhood, racism, and being the thought police have become the digital heroin of our time—and it’s now caught onto the wealthy and powerful. It’s backward, folks—and Carlson zeroes in on the idiocy underneath the Markle whine-fest. He also touched upon New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz who apparently had her life destroyed after she peddled a total lie about business tech entrepreneur Marc Andreessen using the word “retard” while hosting an event on Clubhouse. Yeah, she had some mean stuff hurled her way, but it’s her fault. She lied. And got some flak, which was deserved. Carlson noted that Lorenz’s life is still pretty golden (via Fox News):
Tucker Carlson on Meghan Markle and other powerful figures portraying themselves as victims:
"The most powerful people are pretending to be powerless... When you’re a victim, you are inherently significant. Martyrdom means you are forever the hero of the story." pic.twitter.com/LmiYtnyAm9— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) March 10, 2021
What’s going on here? A lot of things, probably. For rich people, deciding that you’re a victim has many levels of appeal. For one thing, it gives meaning to your decadent, empty life. There are only so many expensive vacations you can take to St. Barth’s, only so many overpriced clothes you can buy, only so many dumb parties you can go to in Aspen before you begin to realize that none of it is enough. None of it really means anything. It’s empty. Victimhood solves that problem. When you’re a victim, you’re inherently significant. Martyrdom means you’re forever the hero of the story. So you can see why narcissists love it, and there are a lot of those right now.
But there is another, darker effect of all this, an effect that has changed our country. When powerful people decide they’re oppressed, the balance of power changes. If you were very rich, you might imagine that you owed something to the people below you. Noblesse oblige, they used to call it, back when we had a responsible ruling class that thought about other people.
Previous generations of rich people understood this very well, and they taught their children this: To whom much is given, much is expected. That was the deal for centuries. But self-identified victimhood instantly nullifies this deal, and restores power to the powerful. No one expects anything from a victim. Victims don’t give, they receive.
"That poor duchess," you think to yourself, "I hope she’s OK". Of course, she should be thinking that very thing about you, but she’s not.
We’re not done with this yet, folks. There’s going to be more Markle drama. Didn’t we fight a revolution so we wouldn’t have to deal with this nonsense? Yes, but when a racism allegation is lobbed into the fray—chaos reigns.
Megan has severe psychological issues.
She claims she was suicidal (for attention). (Didn’t we hear the same story from the Queen of Drama Queens, Diana?)
She has isolated herself from her own family.
Now she is cutting Harry from his family.
She is a control freak.
Harry complains that his adoptive Daddy (Charles) won’t take calls from him and yet, Megan refuses to take calls from her white Daddy.
Can’t wait till Buckingham drops the truth bomb about who Harry’s father really is. Keep poking that royal bear, Harry.
Such drama.
The original sentence is baseball bat-in-the-face sarcasm and ridicule.
William was the helicopter pilot. Not Hairy.
If I’m supposed to give a crap about descendants of a guy who just up and decided 1200 years ago “hey, look at me, I’m king of the English,” they probably should have fought a lot harder about 200 years ago.
I knew the media would go orgasmic over the word “racist.” It’s now 24/7, full obsessive mode. It’s on every crawler. It’s breaking news. Talking heads are repeating it over and over again.
It started with a question about a baby’s skin shade. A rather intrusive, dumb question, but these are people who are totally insulated from real life and don’t know that today ANY reference to anything at all racial is a trap that you can easily fall into.
I’m sick of hearing anything at all about this privileged, spoiled, self-absorbed America-hating brat and her ticket to riches and stardom.
A real prince who saw the writing that he would NEVER be King. I don’t think we can underestimate that impact on his poor decision making.
Meagain crying racism to Oprah ====> Obama. Remember how disrespectful Obama was to the Queen? This is about Colonialism.
Given the political climate today you’d think the monarchy would welcome some diversity to keep the peasants at bay for a few more years.
Harry was PO’ed when he was pulled out of ‘stan. He wanted to be with his unit and buddies. He did realize the danger the publicity put his mates in though.
Harry seemed pretty level headed until he hooked up with Mugsy Markle.
What is it about vajayjay that makes a man lose his mind?
No, both William and Harry were helicopter pilots, but only Harry saw action - as an Apache pilot! William continued to fly as a civilian air ambulance pilot after his service.
Remember, his mom was rich and he and his brother inherited her entire estate. His net worth is somewhere in the neighborhood of $50M and that was before they signed their big Netflix deal which was thought to be in the $20M-$25M range.
I agree that they have stupidly expensive tastes, but I don’t think they’re going to be in the soup kitchen anytime soon.
And even if they were, that would be another huge Oprah interview.
I agree. Every one of Queen Elizabeth’s offspring is a moron. None of them have the grit or intelligence required to sustain what the Queen has upheld since she gained the throne.
I am an ardent admirer of the Queen, but not a big fan of monarchies. I’m an American.
Carlson proves once again he’s the best polemicist of his generation. This is the kind of writing that used to appear regularly in National Review. But, when they fired Derbyshire for having the temerity of writing uncomfortable truths, it was clear the magazine and its benefactors had absolutely no interest in pushing back against the victimhood that was sweeping America and the West.
I must be the only person in the world who remembers a certain episode of “Moving on Up.”
During that episode, George Jefferson, a black guy, a character played to perfection by George Hemsley, is at the hospital waiting for the news about his new-born grandson. His daughter is married to a white guy. George gets the doctor aside and asks him the question: “What is the baby’s color?” When the doctor said it was black, George breaks out into his exaggerated happy dance. It was hilarious. No one thought to throw down the dreaded race card. That was Jefferson’s character as portrayed over the years and it was assumed he was entitled to his sentiment.
And the thing is that Harry,unlike me,could have *any* woman he wanted.
Being a martyr is how to be famous without doing anything!!
Doesn’t Meghan have a ‘business affiliation’ with Oprah? They’re in business together right?
I,unlike at least one or two of my older relatives.Do not hate the British...or the Queen. In fact I greatly admire the British.The Queen? She's OK.
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