Posted on 03/13/2016 8:13:36 AM PDT by Lazamataz
One consistent behavior of the left is that they create a crisis, then offer to solve it, all the while blaming the victim.
So it goes with Donald Trump and his rallies. The group #BlackLiesMatter has stormed his rallies, fighting with his supporters in Chicago, and disrupting other events, and even had a lone wolf Thomas Dimassimo rush Trump on his podium. Thank the Good Lord the Secret Service was prepared and protected him quickly with their bodies, for who knows how this might have otherwise played out.
In response, the Propaganda Ministry (formerly and inaccurately known as the American News Media) blamed Trump for the attacks on him. This is the political equivalent of blaming the rape victim. They are claiming that Donald Trump caused the attacks with 'divisive and inflammatory' rhetoric.
Note, also, that the meme circulated last weekend was that Trump is just like Hitler. Yet, who is really acting like the Nazis? It is those in the #BlackLiesMatter movement, and others who would shut down Trump's rallies. In the 1920's and 1930's, the Sturmabteilung (also known as Brownshirts) stormed the rallies of their political opponents with violence and disruption. It turns out that those who falsely accused Trump of Nazism, adopted every single tactic of the Nazis themselves.
Let us momentarily ignore the hideous accusation that "Donald Trump deserved it, for he dresses like a SLUT!” Let us analyze his "divisive and inflammatory" rhetoric:
In so doing, they impugn all of us who think these comments are very positive developments in modern politics -- and, most importantly, they blame Trump for the attacks upon his supporters and upon his person. They are saying that "Trump deserves his rape! He dresses like a SLUT!"
This is the most base and vile possible argument. People who advance this heinous must be called out and publically shamed for their comments. Additionally, let us imagine for a moment that Trump *was* speaking in an objectionable way. America traditionally does not shut down objectionable speech. America traditionally meets such speech with more speech.
I was quite disappointed to see Ted Cruz jump aboard this argument, and it gives me pause per his true allegiances and motivations. He presented the obligatory condemnation of the attackers, and then used the word 'but', and went on to defame Donald Trump. I hold that most of the time that people say "this, BUT that", they deny their first clause, and are actually solely advocating their second clause. Cruz went right to the most base of all possible arguments. He agrees: "Trump deserves his rape! He dresses like a SLUT!"
This argument cannot stand, and we must call out anyone who advocated this "blame the victim" mentality.
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Both of us thank you, dear..:-)
I beg to differ a little bit.
Our enemies have set the standards; we should therefore judge Trump’s comments by those standards.
If Trump being meeeeeaaaaaaan is enough to provoke these assaults and disruptions and they’re excusable because of that, then Trump commenting that these sacks of fecal matter would be carried out on a stretcher is excusable because of the profanity and the screaming directed at him.
After all, what did they expect would happen?
As a lawyer, I cringed with his comments.
Trump has definitely backed off, especially once he saw the desire of media to “create a narrative” which started in earnest with Mitt Romney’s comments.
Sometimes, he could use a campaign consultant who would take off the sharp edges, but Trump fears people would find him less authentic, which could be accurate.
I’m a ho from Idaho.
I think, for me, my best response is to lay out the outrageousness in clear, concise editorials.
Another great one Laz...
excellent description
LOL
I got word from another Freeper that I was mentioned, yet not pinged?
So anyone who disagrees with you is a TDSer?
Lol.
Bolling used your rape/dresses like a slut analogy ...while not giving you acknowledgement. I'm mad!!
Trademark all your articles!! ')
I seriously believe that I make a difference. Not always, and not everywhere, and sometimes different people come up with the same stuff.... but I believe I make a difference, however small.
All my articles are copyrighted by the virtue of my writing them at all. The second you write something, there is an implied copyright.
I'm unlikely to pursue anything legal, of course. I'm just happy if the meme gets out there. :)
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Only one of many, and not backed by the Potato lobby.
That's a low ho without potato stroke, yo.
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