tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post3189361740594967704..comments2024-03-29T05:29:08.934-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Are you shunning Trump to hurt him or help you?Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-53012338505502641752017-01-07T01:38:51.438-06:002017-01-07T01:38:51.438-06:00The RCP and their fellow travellers are a tiny fri...The RCP and their fellow travellers are a tiny fringe movement (much like the LaRouchies) that have no connection to power in the United States. The vast majority of the left, if it's even aware of them, reacts to them with at best amused contempt. The Nazis, on the other hand, are connected to a large stack of fascist organizations which regularly commit hate crimes (against Republicans, too; the alt-right doesn't care if you voted for Trump if you're black or a Jew) so it's not surprising that the ADL, SPLC, et alii pay them a little more attention.orchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127551500120547348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-16601927370468757602017-01-06T13:33:00.844-06:002017-01-06T13:33:00.844-06:00But that is surrendering to the simplicity that yo...But that is surrendering to the simplicity that you supposedly condemn them for. They were duped, sure, but that doesn't make them morons. They're like a lonely man who falls for the Nigerian fiance scam. Sure, it's dumb, but there are reasons. Americans have made guns into secular faith -- that's a reason. They really hate minorities -- that's a reason. Manufacturing sucks -- that's a reason. I respect not taking pride in the place you just happened to show up in. But the nation does have some good qualities. It did invent the modern democracy. We were ruled by kings before. That's a good thing. We just fail to live up to our own ideals. Over and over again.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89687872390246852892017-01-06T11:40:20.239-06:002017-01-06T11:40:20.239-06:00Well, no, I'm not proud of my country; never h...Well, no, I'm not proud of my country; never have been, really. Should I be? It's just the place where I live. I've never been so ashamed, either, as I am now. But what is my country, anyway? The rivers and the mountains and the trees? No, it's not the geography, it's the people. And 60+ million of them have proven themselves to be utter morons.Skippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158915216210707100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-73041200635962042352017-01-06T10:46:21.235-06:002017-01-06T10:46:21.235-06:00Let me ask you this, ah, Skippy. Are you proud of ...Let me ask you this, ah, Skippy. Are you proud of your country? So you take pride in the good things it does and has done, then divorce yourself from the bad things? Is that it? The good presidents are your doing, the bad, someone else's? Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-82169442384250196732017-01-06T10:07:53.769-06:002017-01-06T10:07:53.769-06:00Basically, that's what the Republicans have be...Basically, that's what the Republicans have been saying for the last 8 years. For shame!<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45309019132049146922017-01-06T09:43:40.085-06:002017-01-06T09:43:40.085-06:00"We all own this mistake." See, that'..."We all own this mistake." See, that's where I strongly disagree. Yes, I am embarrassed and ashamed that he will be president, but this is not my mistake and he is not my president.Skippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158915216210707100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-13095133238315256112017-01-06T09:04:06.277-06:002017-01-06T09:04:06.277-06:00I've been wondering how many people voted for ...I've been wondering how many people voted for Trump with the thought, "What the hell! He can't win anyway."<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-3897645868831620052017-01-06T08:19:52.855-06:002017-01-06T08:19:52.855-06:00Gary Johnson got 4 million votes, Dr. Jill Stein g...Gary Johnson got 4 million votes, Dr. Jill Stein got 1.2 million votes, both parties have their party platforms and voters who believe in their cause. The 2016 increase in Libertarian Party votes derives from loyal Republicans who couldn't stomach Trump and his Neo-Nazis. Call it maintaining their purity or not, after all Johnson and Weld are Republicans. There is another class of voters who cropped up in 2016, 1.7 million people who showed up and voted for local offices, but <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/14/1-7-million-people-in-33-states-and-dc-cast-a-ballot-without-voting-in-the-presidential-race/?postshare=7951481734178508&tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.5c34214ef9bc" rel="nofollow">didn't cast a vote for any President</a>. All were dwarfed by something like 90 million eligible voters who didn't vote this election cycle.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-38620437291518351722017-01-06T08:12:44.053-06:002017-01-06T08:12:44.053-06:00Are you certain those are the only reasons Hillary...Are you certain those are the only reasons Hillary lost? Is there anything the Democrats,candidate,campaign managers or the DNC could have done differently? Not saying Bernie was the answer either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58288546932377938072017-01-06T05:06:14.996-06:002017-01-06T05:06:14.996-06:00Sorry -- the link hadn't gone up before I went...Sorry -- the link hadn't gone up before I went to bed. It's fixed now. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50404329631312217732017-01-06T04:05:25.979-06:002017-01-06T04:05:25.979-06:00"CLICK HERE" doesn't do anything. T..."CLICK HERE" doesn't do anything. The remainder of your column is a mystery.<br />MIKE RAMBOmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020500461162158077noreply@blogger.com