Posted on 08/14/2020 3:52:40 AM PDT by Kaslin
A recent seemingly insignificant news story disturbingly reveals the intensity of the American left's intolerance and authoritarianism. Coupled with the left's ongoing mission to destroy our cities, this is an ominous sign of what America will look like if the Democratic ticket wins the presidency.
The story was under the headline "Brett Favre Faced Social Media Backlash Thanks to Donald Trump." After detailing Favre's NFL quarterback accomplishments, the writer gets to the point: "Favre may have faced criticism for how he handled his few final seasons with Green Bay, but it hadn't damaged his reputation as one of the all-time greats. However, he may have just made a choice that will alter how many perceive him off the field away from football." Favre's reputation "may have taken a significant hit with what he did by playing golf with President Donald Trump."
Favre faced serious hate and backlash on social media, according to the writer. "There are reasons for people to pile on that choice as some believe Trump is the representation of disappointing flaws, both morally and ethically, during his presidency," he says. "Regardless of what Favre does moving forward, he will forever be associated with the president. It may have only been a picture, but a picture in many ways can say a thousand words."
Notice that this wasn't even about Favre making a controversial political statement, such as those celebrities make at their self-idolatrous award events. He just played golf with Trump, which triggered enormous social media backlash from the left -- similar to the blowback NFL quarterback Drew Brees received for having a family photo with the president -- to say nothing of how Brees was condemned for speaking out against kneeling for the national anthem, until he groveled, apologized three thousand times and reversed himself.
This should be no surprise to anyone. Cancel culture is a creature of the left. Leftists are the ones who comb the recesses of internet archives for any morsel of damning evidence they can use to destroy people's careers over a politically incorrect opinion uttered even many years ago. Leftists are the ones who feel free to drive conservatives out of restaurants.
How many people do you know who would be afraid to put a Joe Biden bumper sticker on their car or a Biden sign in their yard? Ask around and you'll find tons of people afraid to publicly support Trump.
But this is about more than destroying people's careers for refusing to own the latest leftist cultural fad or identity politics command. This is not simply the targeting of a public figure for, say, denying that there are 70 genders. It's about the wholesale demonization of half of America's population -- the half that supports President Trump. Observe how glibly the writer just assumes that it is a given Trump supporters are tainted by their support. Notice how he doesn't even question the moral legitimacy of the backlash Favre received. Instead, he affirms it. He doesn't just say Favre's sin was playing golf with Trump but "what he did by playing golf with ... Trump," as if to double emphasize the innocuous act. Can these people not hear themselves?
The takeaway from this story has little to do with Favre, who serves merely as a convenient prop -- as representative of all Trump supporters.
Conservatives are not allowed to express their opinions in America's dominant media culture. They are not allowed to like President Trump. Their entire character will be called into question if they do.
The irony is that the left created Trump politically. It is the very type of intolerance the left now displays toward Trump supporters that birthed the environment in which Trump emerged. Most Trump supporters see him as the last best hope to save America from the nihilistic, unforgiving, despotic and violent left.
The left desperately pushes the narrative that if you support Trump, you are a heartless, racist, sexist homophobe, relying on its slanderous caricature of Trump as all those things.
Memo to leftists: We reject your depiction of Trump as a racist. We reject that he's dangerous for America; the opposite is the case. And we fervently reject your word about much of anything, as you're still shamelessly spreading the ludicrous lie that he's a Russian agent.
The left has now come fully out of the closet and shown its unquenchable contempt for America and how far it is willing to go to overthrow our constitutional republic. Given the radical leftists' abominable behavior, do they really think they can shame us for supporting the main human being standing in the way of their revolutionary aims?
No, we won't apologize for supporting President Trump. And the more extreme the left shows itself to be, the stronger will be our resolve.
If the left and its enablers want to compare notes, we'll be happy to do so. A vote for Biden is a vote for anarchy, for the disintegration of law and order, for economic paralysis, for stunning intolerance and for the forfeiture of America as we know it, to the incalculable detriment of Americans, especially the younger generations who may not realize the full import of this would-be voluntary abolition of our liberty.
Unlike the left, we won't personally condemn Biden supporters, many of whom are our friends. But we do scratch our heads over how so many decent people can be utterly clueless about America's fate under the iron rule of a Democratic Party, which has sold itself to leftist extremists.
We will express our opinion on 11/03/20 .
There is nothing short of death that will keep me from voting ALL RED on that day.
Totally agree with this.
They are demonizing us because they know that the day after GEOTUS second inauguration in 2021 is Day of the Rope.
“There are reasons for people to pile on that choice as some believe Trump is the representation of disappointing flaws, both morally and ethically, during his presidency,” he says. “Regardless of what Favre does moving forward, he will forever be associated with the president. It may have only been a picture, but a picture in many ways can say a thousand words.”
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One simply has to understand that the person who wrote this article is an enemy. This type of person has no problem ruining someone’s life with their casual slander/libel. Is this an ESPN article? It wouldn’t surprise me if it was.
COULD NOT AGREE WITH YOU MORE. ALL RED OR DEAD.
Many people still don’t recognize the harm and danger they are exposing their family, friends and communities to by electing Demoncrat state officials.
How many New Yorkers, And Pennsylvanians are mourning the deaths of older family members because their relatives were exposed to the Kung Flu by Granny Killers Cuomo, Wolf and Dickless Levine.
These bastards might well have put an AK47 up to GrandMa’s head and pulled the trigger when they directed virus positive people admitted to nursing homes. Levine only did it AFTER he directed his own mother be moved out. So no one can say he did not know what he was doing.
As far as I am concerned they are all the same, and even a demoncrat running for dog catcher deserves a vote.
NO Vote. Hate when that happens.
Bitter Clinger? or Basket of Deplorables?
IMO, there is a STEALTH ARMY of Trump supporters who will show up for the Nov election.
We are not putting out signs or putting on bumper stickers so we do NOT become a target of the looters & other criminals.
Broken glass, baby.
I got a haircut this morning.
The barbers, father and son aged 83 and 50-something, and the two 50-something customers there before the “official” opening time of 8:00 AM (myself being one), by silent common consent went maskless.
There was a lot of talking about
—how sick to death we were of being told we will get sick to death without masks
—how the coming election is the most important of this century (so far)
—how “9 out of 10” who patronize that shop would wade through a lake of WuFlu bugs to vote Trump
—and to cap it off, how in certain cities an uprising of armed citizens is needed to do the job the police can’t, or won’t.
Put it down to old farts jaw-jackin’ about they would if they could or whatever, if you like...
...but the pot is getting warm and some of us ain’t frogs.
People are putting out “stealth” Trump signs here in central Alabama. Cleverly disguised as religious signs. Took me a while to figure it out. Even here in one of the deepest red states, we keep our heads down for now.
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