Posted on 07/14/2021 6:28:58 AM PDT by karpov
“What happened to you?”
It’s a question I get a lot on Twitter. “When did you become so far right?” “Why have you become a white supremacist, transphobic, misogynistic eugenicist?” Or, of course: “See! I told you who he really was! Just take the hood off, Sully!”
It’s trolling, mainly. And it’s a weapon for some in the elite to wield against others in the kind of emotional blackmail spiral that was first pioneered on elite college campuses. But it’s worth answering, a year after I was booted from New York Magazine for my unacceptable politics. Because it seems to me that the dynamic should really be the other way round.
The real question is: What happened to you?
The CRT debate is just the latest squall in a tempest brewing and building for five years or so. And, yes, some of the liberal critiques of a Fox News-hyped campaign are well taken. Is this a wedge issue for the GOP? Of course it is. Are they using the term “critical race theory” as a cynical, marketing boogeyman? Of course they are. Are some dog whistles involved? A few. Are crude bans on public servants’ speech dangerous? Absolutely.
But does that mean there isn’t a real issue here? Of course it doesn’t.
Take a big step back. Observe what has happened in our discourse since around 2015. Forget CRT for a moment and ask yourself: Is nothing going on here but Republican propaganda and guile? Can you not see that the Republicans may be acting, but they are also reacting — against something that is right in front of our noses?
What is it? It is, I’d argue, the sudden, rapid, stunning shift in the belief system of the American elites.
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“See! I told you who he really was! Just take the hood off, Sully!”
The obvious response to this is, “Sorry to disappoint but i’ve never been a demoKKKrat at any point in my life.”
“It is, I’d argue, the sudden, rapid, stunning shift in the belief system of the American elites.”
Most actual elites don’t really believe in CRT. It is just a useful tool in whipping their stunningly ignorant and non-thinking masses into a rage of violent activity. That actual threat of violence is the point. It cows loberty loving opponents and enables fellow communists.
When I was young...a long time ago - a commie told me it was easy to 'play' American scientists - all you had to do was 'butter 'em up' - tell them they 'could save the world'... Apparently it worked on all of them except Edward Teller. And while the commies expressed nothing but contempt for the scientists they buttered up - they absolutely hated Edward Teller. Hatred beyond anything I've experienced since...
American 'elites' are being buttered up... and told they can 'save the democracy'... when in fact they're being played for fools. Odd that Andrew Sullivan would have a sense of what's happening - but good for him.
There were no mainstream radical ideologies before Obama. Before Obama it was controversial to not have your hand on your heart during the Anthem. That was only 13 years ago.
...eugenicist?” That’s pretty rich coming from the left with their racialized agenda and free abortion on demand.
Don’t kid yourself.
Many are as complicit in Cultural Marxism as the DNC is.
Lawrence vs Texas was only in 2003, just 18 years ago, and now not only is championing Faggotry in society everywhere we now have the genderism lunatics proving the Left is now beyond gay, as gay alone isnt gay enough.
We’re not far right. We’re normal. The left has moved to the left edge of the universe. It’s not even human any more.
We’re seeing the left in its full splendor: stolen elections, trashed reputations, destruction of the family, theft of products, arson, murder, demonizing of Whitey, attempted destruction of the free market. It’s extreme. It’s insane. But don’t think it can’t get any worse.
You are absolutely correct. They are pleasing the evil one.
Happened in the early seventies, just after they nailed Richard Nixon. They thought they could do the same to Donald Trump, but he doesn’t fight fair. It worked until people got tired of their BS and Carter was the cure. Then came along Ronald Reagan. Will history repeat itself?
When people are displaying the fruit associated with being turned over to reprobate minds, and they are rabid about championing homosexuality in society, not just casual about it, should we be surprised if we later learn that they had been?
Don’t you just love the way he trashes the Republicans before he addresses the issue? He’s still kissing up to the Left.
Destroying the US
All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing.
— Edmund Burke
Go to your local school board meeting and fight, people!!!
A new ideology is being formed right under our noses. Destroy capitalism and democracy because it’s white Supremesy.
Marxism offers ‘elites’ power beyond anything they can get in a democracy. Commies tell our fools, ‘you can get things done FASTER’...
That does have an appeal to perverts...
Yep, when you don’t have to worry about the effect or responses from ‘the people’ it’s faster.
Just look at any commie hellhole. When North Korea’s thug calls for ‘a change’ it happens. Right then. On the spot. Just like an organized crime family head telling a lowlife to beat someone’s head in with a baseball bat. But on second glance you’ll notice in commie hellholes none of that ‘fast power’ is used for much beyond feeding their corrupt ‘elites’ more power, benefits and privilege.
The vultures are circling.
I guess he thinks that term means something, but I have paid attention to what Obama said and did.
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