I've mentioned before and will again that (unfortunately) people do not seem to mind authoritarian rule by an expert class as long as they are reasonably comfortable under the rule of said class. People do (fortunately) tend to get restless under the rule of an expert class who proves to be incompetent and makes their lives worse. The …
I've mentioned before and will again that (unfortunately) people do not seem to mind authoritarian rule by an expert class as long as they are reasonably comfortable under the rule of said class. People do (fortunately) tend to get restless under the rule of an expert class who proves to be incompetent and makes their lives worse. The ideas the current crop of Establishment Democrats are pushing are terrible for most Americans. Higher taxes with fewer benefits due to bureaucratic grift, importing millions of empoverished and easily exploited second class citizens, endless foreign wars, corporate monopolies, crushing small business, devisive identity politics, lowering educational standards in the name of the horribly racisist "anti-racist" notion that people of color can't be intellectually competitive, exporting jobs, censorship and skyrocketing domestic energy costs in the name of combatting global warming while simultaneously encouraging corporations to pollute gratuitously overseas. As conservative Charlie Kirk once said, the best things the opponents of the DNC have going for them is that the DNC policies are just so horrribly awful for the majority of Americans.
Thom Prentice's non-reply is exactly what THomas Frank is referring to...the Progressive Left can't argue their policy nor justify their policies so they demand censorship and until then you get tossed scorn.
Ooh, you added condescension -- what a bonus. And now I've added sarcasm. How fun. What was the point of any of it again? Oh, that's right -- there isn't one!
Might we conclude that engaging charitably is more useful?
There is nearly no substance in what you've said with which one *could* engage charitably (assuming you don't expect a random internet commentor to become your therapist). That was, in fact, my entire point.
I've mentioned before and will again that (unfortunately) people do not seem to mind authoritarian rule by an expert class as long as they are reasonably comfortable under the rule of said class. People do (fortunately) tend to get restless under the rule of an expert class who proves to be incompetent and makes their lives worse. The ideas the current crop of Establishment Democrats are pushing are terrible for most Americans. Higher taxes with fewer benefits due to bureaucratic grift, importing millions of empoverished and easily exploited second class citizens, endless foreign wars, corporate monopolies, crushing small business, devisive identity politics, lowering educational standards in the name of the horribly racisist "anti-racist" notion that people of color can't be intellectually competitive, exporting jobs, censorship and skyrocketing domestic energy costs in the name of combatting global warming while simultaneously encouraging corporations to pollute gratuitously overseas. As conservative Charlie Kirk once said, the best things the opponents of the DNC have going for them is that the DNC policies are just so horrribly awful for the majority of Americans.
Oh puh-leaze.
You got me. There is just no adequade rebuttal to such a carefully considered and witty takedown. I am writing a check to the DNC immediately.
Thom Prentice's non-reply is exactly what THomas Frank is referring to...the Progressive Left can't argue their policy nor justify their policies so they demand censorship and until then you get tossed scorn.
You mistake carefully considered and witty for both scorn and contempt, my dear.
Ooh, you added condescension -- what a bonus. And now I've added sarcasm. How fun. What was the point of any of it again? Oh, that's right -- there isn't one!
Might we conclude that engaging charitably is more useful?
You go first, bitch.
There is nearly no substance in what you've said with which one *could* engage charitably (assuming you don't expect a random internet commentor to become your therapist). That was, in fact, my entire point.
...and the flip-flopping Fauci....