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2017-01-06 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-01-06 08:49|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 I don't have a problem with people disagreeing within the same party about politics, nor acting on their convictions based on the information available at the time. To the contrary, I think it is dangerous to shut down and shout down voices of dissent -- that's what the Social Justice Warriors on the left do until a Donald Trump steps forward and defeats their pre-crowned candidate, with coattails that sweep most of the country of Democratic representation.

I have a problem with people staging marches and riots when the vote didn't go their way. And I have a problem with people watching subsequent events unfold, but not modifying their opinions in the face of actual evidence. On the other hand, while we are now seeing the kind of influence Mr. Trump is willing and able to wield as president-in-waiting, since he has not yet been sworn in we do not know if he will be able to live up to that promise as president. But even a majority of Democrats, in a recent poll, hope he will be successful, so there's that in opposition to the posturing in the news and on social media.

Those pundits and politicians who roared the loudest against Mr. Trump now have to deal with rescuing themselves from irrelevance. It remains to be seen whether they will succeed by offering analyses useful to potential readers, or if they will realize they have already unintentially retired. I accepted the National Review's offer of a free one-year subscription, which pops up every time one clicks on one of their articles; I shall be watching this experiment with interest.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-01-06 12:00|| 2017-01-06 12:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Those pundits and politicians who roared the loudest against Mr. Trump now have to deal with rescuing themselves from irrelevance.

As clearly evidenced by the latest Clinton scheme to run for mayor of NYC.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-01-06 13:09|| 2017-01-06 13:09|| Front Page Top

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