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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Just curious, did you make this analogy when Pamella Gellar was blamed by Trump for the jihadis in Irving Texas?
But does he incite the left to eat puppies?
Perfect
I voted for Cruz in our primary; and am increasingly
repentant of it. You know what they say, “Vote in haste;
repent at leisure.” -
I’ve always been sort of repelled by Trump; but now, if
he is the nominee; I’ll walk barefoot over rough gravel to
get to the polls & vote for him in November. (I know. I know. Trump would be repelled by Twinkie some smarty pants
might say. It cuts both ways.)
When will he start going shirtless and riding tigers?
We just got a good look at what life in America will be like if Trump is elected. The unhinged left wing will continue these tactics, fostered by the Democrats, and their numbers and influence will grow. The Republican establishment will undermine Trump in every way possible. I don’t even want to live here anymore. It’s going to be a mess.
BOL!
Best post on a new daylight savings day!
Nicely done, Laz. Standard rule of the left is to incite violence and blame the victim. At some point, not too far down this slippery slope, the perpetrators will become the victims of their own terror.
>>>At least he doesn’t eat puppies!<<<
One sign said he hates puppies.
Well done, Laz. :)
Damn fine week for Trump.
Cruz messed up and blew any chance he had left at this point./
We will be fine with Trump.
He better in win the general or were really done for.
There is a direct correlation between proximity with The Donald and irrational stupid violent unconstitutional behavior of ungrateful minorities and members of the Socialist/Communist and Muslem communities, but I hardly even noticed.
Yup, you mailed it.
nailed not mailed lol
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