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Greg Stark's avatar

My god, it's the exact same reply from dumb authoritarian progressives every time, for every subject Taibbi writes about that even hints at something amiss in left discourse/logic:

"Matt, don't look at our warts, look over here at something obviously much worse. If you talk about our warts, we'll label you right-wing or try some other smear tactic".

Matt doesn't have to write about Trump's authoritarianism, you can do that. Matt should write about *your* authoritarianism, and he is, and he will continue to do it, and you will continue to whine about it like a little child.

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Karen's avatar

I am not in the government; therefore I am not capable of being an authoritarian. Taibbi is aiding and abetting the elimination of the American Constitution and should be held accountable for that.

You and Taibbi see the mote in the Progressive eye and ignore the entire sawmill of logs in the Trump Administration’s.

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Greg Stark's avatar

Nonsense, you are perfectly capable of being an authoritarian, and your demand that Taibbi only report on subjects aligned with your personal political beliefs is evidence of your authoritarian nature.

And you know nothing about my political beliefs, so don't be so quick to make a fool of yourself until you've at least looked at my comments here on Substack on some of Taibbi's other recent articles.

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Karen's avatar

You apparently support imprisoning people without a trial so you’re a fascist.

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Greg Stark's avatar

You apparently support labeling people as 'fascist' without any evidence, so you're a fascist. And a sore loser

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Karen's avatar

You haven’t ever denied being a fascist.

Do you support sending people to Salvadoran torture prisons without trial? Yes or no?

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Graham Baird's avatar

Of course they do. Watching evil things to happen to other people is salve for their own deep-seeded psychological injuries. It's a real feature of these Trump Humpers.

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Karen's avatar

THANK YOU!

I wish these monsters would learn that the best response to being called a fascist is to stop being a fascist.

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Cheryl Knapp's avatar

When people throw that word around, everyone quits them. It means nothing. But lockdowns, school closures, parks, daycares and playgrounds shut down and patrolled by police, needing healthcare license to drive and mandatory vaccinations are the actions of a healthy democracy instead of an authoritarian regime headed by a demented dude in his basement.

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Karen's avatar

Preventing the public from dying of à contagious disease is not the same thing as sending them to a foreign prison without even a hearing.

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EndOfTheRoad's avatar

A disease that posed almost no risk to the vast majority of people. Karen is an accurate name.

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Lawyers Guns & Money's avatar

(you forgot to call him an asshole too)

Are you getting enough rest?

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Mike Williams's avatar

You can espouse authoritarian principles and ideas you utter moron.

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Karen's avatar

Not really. Do you think arresting people ànd deporting them without due process is good or not?

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Pacificus's avatar

Karen, dear, you and your ilk are indeed cultural authoritarians... but we are steadily getting our from under your boot.

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Lawyers Guns & Money's avatar

You're worse than Trump. At least he doesn't call 49.1% of the people in this nation names.

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Karen's avatar

Since none of you here are capable of denouncing Trump’s plan to send American citizens to foreign prisons without trials, being called names is the least of your problems. You have a rancid, foul soul.

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Don Reed's avatar

04/15/25: "it's ten p.m. Do you know where your Karens are?"

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BookWench's avatar

I only know that they are not making any sammiches for David. . .

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Don Reed's avatar

Poor David. We promised him the world and...

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Lawyers Guns & Money's avatar

What does Taylor Lorenz have to do with people being deported to foreign prisons? I'll save you some time: Nothing. You're off topic. This is not unusual for you.

But then again, if a man is involved, everything is in your wheelhouse of hate.

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Karen's avatar

Taibbi presents himself falsely as a Heroic Defender Of Free Speech And Civil Liberties. As such he should be outraged that the President deports people without due process and now wants to deport CITIZENS without due process. Instead Taibbi complains about a woman he dislikes, which is a tough decision since he hates all of us.

If he wants anyone to believe him about free speech he needs to start actually doing something.

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Lawyers Guns & Money's avatar

Someone suggested you just need to find the right man. I think I second the motion.

All in favor say Aye!

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BookWench's avatar

Bwahahahahahahahahahaa!

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