Posted on 03/13/2022 12:19:53 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Although George Takei is best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu on the popular 1960s television series “Star Trek,” he’s also a political activist and author who has remained highly engaged with the Democratic Party.
In a recent Twitter post, Takei told Americans: “We can endure higher prices for food and gas if it means putting the screws to Putin. Consider it a patriotic donation in the fight for freedom over tyranny.”
There were two serious issues with Takei’s comment, and the well-deserved backlash came quickly and severely.
The first is obvious: Takei has earned millions over the course of his decades-long acting career. For those of us mere mortals, the higher prices of food and gas are problematic.
The second problem with Takei’s remark is that he has bought into the Democrats’ latest spin that Putin is solely to blame for higher U.S. food and gas prices. Party leaders have begun to call it the “Putin Price Hike.” This canard is simply a last-ditch effort from a party that knows they’re going to be shellacked in the November midterms.
On Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the February Consumer Price Index which showed a year-over-year gain of 7.9 percent. The December CPI was 7.5 percent and that belongs entirely to Biden. The remaining 0.4 percent and anything beyond can be attributed to Russia’s invasion, but Biden owns the first 7.5 percent.
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“We can endure higher prices for food and gas if it means putting the screws to Putin.”
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So how does me paying more for gas put the screws to Putin? Since he invaded Ukraine, the price for oil has jumped wildly before now settling in at about $113/barrel. Correct me if I’m wrong but Putin sells into the world market... and even if prevented from selling to the EU or U.S., he can still sell all the oil that they can produce, no? So with a higher price for oil, Putin makes more money, no?
Someones retirement.🤔
Captain Kirk was campy but he had charisma.
TRANSLATION: We Democrats/RINOs successfully stole the 2020 election, Biden is the greatest "President" in U.S. history, so just be happy paying up for all the higher inflated prices and shut up. Higher prices, ongoing violent nationwide crime, consumer confidence struggling, ongoing Covid pandemic, increasing potential for stagflation, Ukraine-Russia War, criminals pouring across the border into the U.S. practically unimpeded, etc. Just accept it and shut up!
Yours truly, Sulu!
I agree. I liked Spock. He was terrific. He was probably the best in that show, I think everyone can agree on that, no debate there. My opinion is that Patrick Stewart was terrific as a Captain in the Next Generation series.
Takei thinks that Americans should bend over and take it like he does. No thanks.
Sure didn’t take long for us to go from the “social justice and free stuff for everybody” stage to the “everyone must make sacrifices, Comrade” stage, did it? Lenin lasted longer than this. The real message is “Shut up and take your well-deserved beating.” I no longer think that a polite reply is warranted.
Things were fine with almost zero inflation when Trump was President.
Just saying.
Easy to say when you are a multi-millionaire.
Inflation and higher energy prices started shortly after January 2021. A lot of people seem to believe that paying more for everything is somehow helping to fight Putin, but I have not seen any convincing proof that this is true. If it is true, and prices keep increasing, then Vlad had better head for the hills because otherwise he’s a goner.
Ohh Myyyyy!
Where’d you hear he went to the Blue Zoo?
Spock:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fZhJN4Tdc
Also Spock(s):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MVoDnGVkWCA
I think he meant the “fight over tyranny versus tyranny”.
I guess were are supposed to pick one.
Its a proxy war and Ukrainians get to do the dying for the US Biden RATRINO Party by proxy because the US wants to replace Putin with a Soros NWO stooge puppet so we can all live in the beautiful harmony of being controlled transhumans by the likes of that satanist Buttschwab and get our joys in the fab metaverse after being a controlled slave all day.
No need to worry, we are told we will like it.
George went off the deep end decades ago.
Energy and food increases are 100% Dim caused. And this is an issue where women and children hardest hit, is pretty much the truth. Add in the poor to that. And Dims don’t give a crap. They think we can all afford it. Clueless elbiciles!
As of 2022, George Takei’s net worth is estimated to be roughly $14 million.
Ingesting large quantities of male semen obviously has a negative effect on intelligence.
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