The Big Lie that Republicans threaten democracy
Dec 16, 2021 3:28:10 GMT -5
Post by Midnight on Dec 16, 2021 3:28:10 GMT -5
The Big Lie that Republicans threaten democracy
December 15, 2021
By David Zukerman
The January/February issue of The Atlantic warns that Donald Trump, in 2024, may bring about a "democratic collapse." Hillary Clinton, the other day, predicted the end of democracy in 2024 with the re-election of Mr. Trump. And David Leonhardt, in the Pravda-aping New York Times, offers a preview of "America's Anti-Democratic Movement"
Clearly, the left has started to fire opening salvos of propaganda to mislead the American people into believing that the Republicans -- not the Democrats -- present the clear and present threat to what Madison, in Federalist No. 57, called the spirit of American freedom.
Writes Leonhardt, quite falsely, "An antidemocratic movement, inspired by former President Donald J. Trump, but much larger than him, is making significant progress." (Consider this baseless allegation as an expansion of the lie that Mr. Trump inspired racism, or Islamophobia, or misogyny. Simply stated, leftists who are unable to respond with convincing arguments against Trumpian common sense, shriek out in terms of irrational, hysterical, polemics.)
Leonhardt quickly presents the matter of Liz Cheney as his first example of this "antidemocratic movement." "In the House, Republicans ousted Liz Cheney from a leadership position because she called out Mr. Trump's lies." This, of course, is the lie. Cheney was removed, by vote of the House GOP conference (a democratic procedure, mind you), because she voted to impeach a former president whom she denounced as a threat to the Republic -- that is to say, she mindlessly parroted an extreme leftist talking point, the kind of point that has become de rigueur propaganda for Democrats. How long would a Democrat remain in his leadership post after denouncing Nancy Pelosi for the actual threat to democracy she represents by her imperialistic, inquisitorial, unconstitutional methods of governance?
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December 15, 2021
By David Zukerman
The January/February issue of The Atlantic warns that Donald Trump, in 2024, may bring about a "democratic collapse." Hillary Clinton, the other day, predicted the end of democracy in 2024 with the re-election of Mr. Trump. And David Leonhardt, in the Pravda-aping New York Times, offers a preview of "America's Anti-Democratic Movement"
Clearly, the left has started to fire opening salvos of propaganda to mislead the American people into believing that the Republicans -- not the Democrats -- present the clear and present threat to what Madison, in Federalist No. 57, called the spirit of American freedom.
Writes Leonhardt, quite falsely, "An antidemocratic movement, inspired by former President Donald J. Trump, but much larger than him, is making significant progress." (Consider this baseless allegation as an expansion of the lie that Mr. Trump inspired racism, or Islamophobia, or misogyny. Simply stated, leftists who are unable to respond with convincing arguments against Trumpian common sense, shriek out in terms of irrational, hysterical, polemics.)
Leonhardt quickly presents the matter of Liz Cheney as his first example of this "antidemocratic movement." "In the House, Republicans ousted Liz Cheney from a leadership position because she called out Mr. Trump's lies." This, of course, is the lie. Cheney was removed, by vote of the House GOP conference (a democratic procedure, mind you), because she voted to impeach a former president whom she denounced as a threat to the Republic -- that is to say, she mindlessly parroted an extreme leftist talking point, the kind of point that has become de rigueur propaganda for Democrats. How long would a Democrat remain in his leadership post after denouncing Nancy Pelosi for the actual threat to democracy she represents by her imperialistic, inquisitorial, unconstitutional methods of governance?
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