Posted on 12/23/2022 6:32:28 AM PST by Michael.SF.
There was a time, in years past, when calling someone a hypocrite was taken as an insult to a person’s integrity, or more specifically their lack thereof. That is no longer the case. Today’s political Left, Democrats in particular, now seemingly take pride in their ability to shift positions at will. They do so in all sincerity, with a straight face while facing no repercussions in either the media or at the polls. As Groucho Marx once said regarding politicians: “Sincerity is the key to success. Once you can fake that you’ve got it made.” Democrats have perfected this into an art form.
Today, as evident by the treatment of Elon Musk’s recent disclosures at Twitter, we have seen the entire Left do a complete 180 regarding Free speech government secrecy and collusions with big business.
Many people who may have been around back in the 60s and 70s, may be confused on this whole Elon Musk/Twitter kerfuffle. If you are unclear on this, join the crowd. During those years the Left told us that big government and big business were not to be trusted and freedom of speech was an ingrained strength of the nation. Mario Savio, a leader in the so-called Free Speech Movement on the Berkeley campus, was an icon of the urban leftist radicals.
Whistleblowers Woodward, Bernstein, Ellsberg, were heroes of the time. Others like Abbie Hoffman and Saul Alinsky became cult icons of the Left.
Musk followed the trail blazed by President Trump. Both men stood up, throwing open the curtains of deception and deceit, exposing the treachery on the part of those in Washington who either actually hold power, or the Romney-Murkowski supplicants, who grovel before them.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
he six-year war against President Trump continues, while the war against Musk is just beginning. The crimes of both men are similar in that they involve the exposure of federal authorities, as well as the continued abuses of that authority. Such men as Trump and Musk, are no longer revered as were Ellsberg and “Woodstein.” Both men now face the wrath of those who once idolized those icons of the Left.
There was a time, long ago, when the leaders of today spoke of a need for integrity in government. Legendary football player, coach, and NFL Hall of Famer Wes Fesler eloquently stated: “Hypocrisy is the audacity to preach integrity from a den of corruption.” The leaders of today now preach at us, the ones they call the deplorables, from that den of corruption, doing so with a self-righteous pride in themselves.
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You can’t post beyond 300 words from American Thinker.
Once our side understand that people become Leftists ONLY because they crave POWER OVER OTHERS, then we might actually be able to fight them, rather than ‘compromising’ with.
While roughly half of the conservatives here seem to get it (the others keep sending their kids to public schools), no more than 10% in DC gets it.
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