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On this week's ATW, Matt said something like (this is a very rough paraphrase, so forgive me) Democrats trotted out lawfare/censorship never thinking it would be used against them. I don't disagree, but my take is that the Democrats have decided to get by on never looking more than one day ahead or one day behind. Longer term, we get pretty paintings of a future of equality and fairness and diversity and happy happy happy people, and you get remorse for a day or two after a horrible faux pas, but nothing of substance. Their overriding strategy is to ignore or deny reality, and to hammer on individuals or groups of individuals, with unceasing animus. And sad as it may be, realistically speaking, they have had and continue to have great success with that strategy.

As some others have brought up, I kind of miss the Saturday transcript and book talk Sunday posts. Those gave people a chance to comment and have their comments seen even if they weren't able to post five minutes after the Friday release. (If you don't post quickly and get immediate likes, your comment will quickly disappear into the morass of of comments.)

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rtj's avatar

I don't listen to the livestreams. Was there a mention of the missing transcripts?

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vladROBOT 🪱's avatar

Guys,

It is not true what Mamdani said:

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Zohran Mamdani claimed his hijab-wearing aunt stopped riding NYC subways after 9/11 due to anti-Muslim fear. Records confirm aunt Masuma lived in Tanzania (2000-2003) as a program officer for AMREF and does not wear a hijab. This discrepancy indicates the emotional anecdote was fabricated to emphasize perceived Muslim victimhood over the attack's actual toll by Islamist extremists.

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michael888's avatar

Victimhood defines the Democrats but also has become a staple of the Republicans lately as well (we have to protect the Jewish students on campus who feel bad/ threatened. When I was in college WE felt threatened by athletes --not student athletes-- who would occasionally slam some nerd into a wall just to show dominance.) We were convenient targets not victims.

Our politicians care nothing beyond their next election. They are constantly trying to cut into their political opponents' demographic strengths.

"If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.-- HL Mencken

The days of the Democrats working for the Poor and Working Class and the Republicans working for the small business owner are long over. The donors rule the UniParty.

Obama had a good run as leader of the managerial class, but after the Wall Street Bailout and the Covid disaster, most American institutions have lost what little credibility (fact-based authority) they once had.

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vladROBOT 🪱's avatar

I don’t disagree.

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Lois's avatar

I’d rather Farewell My Lovely also

Animal Farm makes me cry, I dig the horse

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BRetty's avatar

Still bitter that Matt took to the Internet for a book poll, and we are cheated out of "Farewell, My Lovely", for a book that is just a mashup of 1984 and That Hideous Strength. We get it, George. Would prefer some apolitical writing to enjoy.

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rtj's avatar

Has anyone proposed Red Harvest yet?

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Ellen Evans's avatar

That would be a fun re-read, absolutely.

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ken saucke's avatar

intelligent is not fitting, cunning or political is better description. Elliott is right. Orwell was wrong to say Lenin was right, Stalin wrong is the failure. It took Solzhenitsyn to set the story, if you're not completely post literate "The Red Wheel" tells the story of the Russian revolution.

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Rhone's avatar

Matt said that no politician would have said even five years ago what Mamdani says today. What has changed is the electorate, just like it did in London or most big cities in western Europe. We may see NY to look and vote just like the people in London.

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aka_ces's avatar

Pending Rachel flash-back ? — Olden lumbers, a Halloween hurrah for once-hallowed now ghosting lumbering slumbering legacy media readouts, pastured remainders — cutouts, ruff cuts — scraps of attenuated emissions no longer fit to mediate.

That biotech that’s genetically reengineering the Dodo — it will reengineer, rerun, reblockbust the extinct memes, the displaced species, the repeated and repetitious mecies; it will resplice, and respice, the old splices — it will rememe them.

Will it reengineer you, that you are, yet again, reentertained ?

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Jayhawk's avatar

The Democratic Party has to focus on big City mayor races, as this is the only place their lunacy can win.

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Scott Leaver's avatar

Safe word: Spumoni

Dewey the bear: https://youtu.be/1Dmd77gsE9k?si=yJeWDnPrMNBYA-1h

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John Wygertz's avatar

AOC gave us "The People's History of New York" in her amazingly inimitable style.

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Liz G's avatar

Used to like Matt, so I subscribed- big mistake. These two are just plain awful together

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Chris's avatar

So why are you here?

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Liz G's avatar

I just subscribed - believe me I’m outta here now!

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Chris's avatar

That’s certainly your decision to make, but if you had any interest in discussing why you disagree with them I would be happy to listen. Although I realize most of the time these days those types of discussions end in vitriol etc. So I wouldn’t blame you for not trying, but if people can’t exchange ideas in a civil manner how can we expect to improve anything.

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Michael Taylor's avatar

As AOC was passionately rattling of the NYC boroughs one-by-one, I kept waiting for John Dean’s trademark Wilhelm death scream. Gotta say I felt a little cheated.

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Mostly disagreeable's avatar

AOC is doing the John Oliver bounce.

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rtj's avatar

Hi Matt -

Is there a transcript coming for Friday's ATW, or did I miss something?

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