I want to have empathy for the unhinged Americans who come to school board meetings with outrageous vaccine and mask conspiracy theories but it isn't easy.
As one of his constituents, I can help you understand Rep. Cawthorn. He's a blowhard rich-kid whose never had to do an honest day's work in his life and a racist. And not in the sense that term gets bandied about in the media these days- I mean in the sense where he boasts about "going conquistador" on Hispanics (for context, he was referring to buying out a Mexican restaurant in his hometown to use as the office for his on-paper-only realtor business)and refers to Hitler as "the Fuhrer".
At best, he's cynically trying to play the situation for clout. At worst, he's in the front of the line at the punchbowl for kool-aid because he thinks it will let him turn his hometown into a sundown town somehow.
I normally try to be kind and charitable to others, so let my condemnation of Cawthorn speak deeply regarding the depths of his ignominy among a large section of his community.
As always, well thought out and reasoned. What is wild is I always fancied myself more conservative but with how you describe leftism I find that maybe I was wrong because I identify with all that. So maybe I’m more left than I originally thought, which is kind of a shame because of how horrible the new left is and I really want less than 0 association with it.
I love the left, the fuck you left that mistrusts all institutions and politicians—the state, the media, the corporations, the easy answers, the censors, the warmongers, the bigots.
Great post, As usual you are able to sum up everything I`m thinking with fantastic prose.
So happy to have a reasonable voice that doesn`t have to follow a group in this industry.
I see a lot of mean spiritedness.
I love sarcasm, a good snark, a clever gotcha. I understand making a mean comment if it skewers.
But much of what we see is low wit venom.
Cliche, but these are days of rage. Never seen so many angry people.
Blame (as usual) politicians, media, and big tech for exploiting fear and perceived powerlessness.
But individuals who aspire to be community leaders are exacerbating the conflicts.
Time to drop the club and maybe pick up the rapier. Or maybe stay quiet - just occasionally.
As one of his constituents, I can help you understand Rep. Cawthorn. He's a blowhard rich-kid whose never had to do an honest day's work in his life and a racist. And not in the sense that term gets bandied about in the media these days- I mean in the sense where he boasts about "going conquistador" on Hispanics (for context, he was referring to buying out a Mexican restaurant in his hometown to use as the office for his on-paper-only realtor business)and refers to Hitler as "the Fuhrer".
At best, he's cynically trying to play the situation for clout. At worst, he's in the front of the line at the punchbowl for kool-aid because he thinks it will let him turn his hometown into a sundown town somehow.
I normally try to be kind and charitable to others, so let my condemnation of Cawthorn speak deeply regarding the depths of his ignominy among a large section of his community.
As always, well thought out and reasoned. What is wild is I always fancied myself more conservative but with how you describe leftism I find that maybe I was wrong because I identify with all that. So maybe I’m more left than I originally thought, which is kind of a shame because of how horrible the new left is and I really want less than 0 association with it.
I do like the "don't mess with our cubs" line, though. That's a keeper.
I love the left, the fuck you left that mistrusts all institutions and politicians—the state, the media, the corporations, the easy answers, the censors, the warmongers, the bigots.
Great post, As usual you are able to sum up everything I`m thinking with fantastic prose.
So happy to have a reasonable voice that doesn`t have to follow a group in this industry.