“I don’t give a sh#t what the Delusional Lying Leftist says about anything. If you’ve read my posts, you should know that by now.”
Yes, I do know that - I’m not saying you are leftist or agree with any leftists. I’m just saying that the Left’s total domination of academia and the media makes it very hard to avoid their spin.
If you use Google, Wikipedia, or even a well-regarded history book or university professor as a source, it’s almost certain to contain an extreme leftist spin. If you quote a classic novel or movie like All The President’s Men, then you have been “spun”.
If you use adjectives like “secretive” or “power-loving” to describe Nixon, you have been spun. If you copy and paste a photo captioned with “Nixon’s Palace Guards”, you have been spun.
If we use the Left’s language, then we are letting the Left control the conversation. The problem is, so much of what is published and what is politically correct is from the Left, so avoiding their language requires constant vigilance, fierce independence and creativity (we need to find our own way of saying things so they don’t put words in our mouths).
Go ahead and criticize Nixon - he was far from perfect - but don’t borrow 45 year old Leftist talking points and photo captions to do it.
In 1972, the Left dominated the media even more thoroughly than they do now. The portrayal of Nixon as “secretive” and “power-loving” was an invention of the Left - I was there, I saw it happening, just like it’s happening now with Trump.
Yes, every lie has a grain of truth to make it easier to swallow. Trump really did say last week that he’d like a military parade - so there’s your grain of truth to paint Trump as being no different than a NK or Chicom dictator.
How is that any different than your photo with the caption “Nixon’s Palace Guards”? A photo of Trump appearing to give a nazi salute? A photo of Nixon looking guilty? A photo of Trump appearing to mock a cripple? It’s all fake with a small grain of truth.
The fake news of yesterday has become the fake history of today, and if we are not careful, the fake news of today will become the fake history for our grandchildren.
It will be sad (but not surprising) if the Left’s portrayal of Trump - a xenophobic, pussy-grabbing, white supremacist, reckless, impulsive, attention-seekng, reality-show-actor-in-chief - is the portrayal that gets codified in history.
I don't use those. Fact is, I was in my 20's through the Nixon years and was aware of what was going on. "Power loving" is an accurate description of Nixon regardless of who uses the phrase. And the Lord showed me back then that Nixon listened to lies which is why "All The President's Men" were corrupt (Prov. 29:12)
I copied and pasted a photo that I captioned “Nixon’s Palace Guards” and I am not "borrowing" any talking points from anyone. I call 'em as I see 'em.
If you contest the truth about what I've said about Nixon including his uniformed guards around the WH, let's see your rebuttal. So far all you've said nothing to refute what I've said about Nixon except that according to you it simulates what the Left says. But that is no argument. You don't use the Lying Left as a source to support or deny an assertion. You don't use the Lying Left for anything. The Lying Left are very good at HALF-TRUTH's (which are also lies).
IMO, you display a lock-step adherence to "conservative" talking points without a well-thought-out rationale of your own.