The Danger of Nothing

American Thinker ^ | 22 Apr, 2025 | Deana Chadwell

[MtnClimber]

I am chagrinned that it has taken me this long to understand the emptiness of Democrat dogma. I started realizing this some years ago when I began building curriculum for the college logic class I was going to teach; I was searching for debates that were won by left-leaning apologists, thinking I should present examples from both sides of the social/economic/religious worldviews. But I began to suspect that such examples weren’t to be found. I found people -- mostly men -- who could slide around from one logical fallacy to another with slippery skill, but none did any convincing.

Then came the Biden administration where we watched the Democrat hollowness reverberate around in poor Joe’s empty head. It became even more evident in the addled speech of Ms. Significance-of-Time.

Now here we are in the Trump administration and the reveal is staggering: the Democrat/Leftist agenda just isn’t there. The evidence can be laid out in seven different points:

1. Every effort to implement leftist policies fails spectacularly. It’s as if these people don’t know they have to do more than attack Trump and promise goodies. Maybe their policies can’t be implemented. Maybe they’re all smoke and mirrors. For instance, the Los Angeles fires demonstrated that no one was watching the baby. The “re-imagining” of crime management and the defunding of the police did nothing but immeasurably damage our cities. And what about the siding with illegal aliens against American citizens, which has nearly capsized the ship of state? What exactly were they going to do about the national debt, illegal immigration, inflation, failing schools -- what? They haven’t demonstrated even a modicum of competence, so what did they want us to think would happen if they won?

2. Most prominent Democrats are psychologically pathetic and morally dislodged from reality.

[MtnClimber]

Is it stupidity? Or is it the extreme attempts to deceive and manipulate? or is it insanity?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"...the Democrat/Leftist agenda just isn’t there. "

Oh...yes it is. Hiding in plain sight. The destruction of Trump, the American family and America.

[jeffc]

The victory of Donald Trump brought on a lot of discussion about Democrat messaging, as if the advertising was at fault and not the product.

To Dems the message IS the product. Sloganeering is what they think works on the mushy minds of the young and impressionable, and in large parts it does.

[william clark]

As I’ve been saying for years, Democrats don’t know how to govern, only how to rule.

[Missouri gal]

The number one reason to be a Democrat is money. “Disappear” money into one’s own pocket and pay off the people who were supposed to watch you on behalf of the public. Then, of course, you need power to make sure you aren’t held accountable. Without accountability, one can be as debased as one can imagine. Hence the sex and drugs. Money-power-sex, the unholy trinity. All of this is easier if you have a “gang” who provides mutual support and protection. Hence the Democrat party.

[T.B. Yoits]

From the article: "I heard part of a Bernie Sanders speech recently and it was filled with talk about how much money some people have and how little others have as if that was something to be angry about, as if one’s effort and skill had nothing to do with success or failure. Has Bernie never heard the Tenth Commandment? Thou shalt not covet?"

He most certainly did. It was written for him.

[small farm girl]

I teach a high achool logic class and use an article each week...the kids identify the fallacies AND stay up on current events, i love it! Thank you Freepers who post most of the articles I use! 😀

[Vaduz]

Most prominent Democrats are psychologically pathetic and morally dislodged from reality.

They are the Fabian Society they devote their life to it the rest are the ignorant and willing.

[TornadoAlley3]

https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/1914643218136015057

Ella Emhoff is getting some exercise.

[exPBRrat]

Just look at what are once wonderful cities have become under Democratic and public service unions governance.

[wally_bert]

I don’t know how accurate these logic lessons are but I like them anyway since they play off of classic Star Trek.

https://www.youtube.com/@CHDanhauser

[Uncle Miltie]

Leftism (and islam) demand the destruction of Western Civilization, to be replaced by their own raw power to implement their latest whim.

[DeplorablePaul]

This might be before your time, but Bill Buckley’s show Firing Line, on PBS no less, was a weekly lesson of using logic and rhetoric to debate liberals. Buckley was a genius at hanging liberals on their own petard. I wish those shows were available on a streaming service.

[small farm girl]

Buckley was excellent! Not only logic but a avocabulary lesson too 😉 The closest thing I can think of today is The Five. Some of them use formal logic to argue with Jessica or Hank, while the token lefty use fallacious logic. And, no, it’s not on the same level of William F.

[VTenigma]

Is it stupidity? Or is it the extreme attempts to deceive and manipulate? or is it insanity?

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Yes

[Mr. Jeeves]

I heard part of a Bernie Sanders speech recently, and it was filled with talk about how much money some people have and how little others have, as if that was something to be angry about, as if one’s effort and skill had nothing to do with success or failure.

Because that is a major tenet of their secular religion: "Everybody would be rich if colonizers hadn't stolen it all."

Democrats have to keep true believers inside their secular church at all costs - even if doing so drives away the Rogans and Mahers.

[DeplorablePaul]

The Five? The Five is the Gong Show of political talk shows.