motonoggin Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 http://www.newslogue.com/debate/341 So you think you’re a badass, crowing about Michael Flynn’s resignation and making fun of Trump? You think you’re a rebel, spelling his name tRump like a naughty eight year old kid from the forties? It’s because “rump” means “butt”, right? Is that the gag? Be careful you don’t cut yourself on all that edge there, Lenny Bruce. I don’t expect this article to share particularly well. Progressives are still too intimidated by their liberal friends and acquaintances to openly defy the infamous echo chamber on the social media outlets I get most of my exposure on, but this is getting intensely stupid and somebody needs to say something. The way people are championing a cause that’s also being championed by every multimillionaire on every channel on every show on every television as though they’re being in some way rebellious and counter-cultural is beyond my understanding. The resignation of a National Security Advisor (a registered Democrat, by the way) who was working against the oligarchic push toward a military confrontation with a nuclear superpower, who was one of the few people telling the truth about America’s arming of terrorists in Syria, and Democrats are singing and dancing like a bunch of Ewoks watching an exploding imperial death star. Let me remind you gangstas that a 2014 Princeton University study showed clearly that the United States of America is an oligarchy, not a democracy. Here’s a five-minute video breaking down what that means and how it works in clear and simple terms. Basically, in the current system, your wishes have essentially no impact on your country’s legislation and policy unless you are very rich; your vote and the votes of the rest of the 99 percent change functionally nothing about the way your nation moves and behaves. So the fact that this guy was democratically elected to be the leader of the nation doesn’t mean that he’s actually in charge; ultimately, the real source of power is the large network of oligarchs and unelected manipulators collectively known as the Deep State. That is what Bernie Sanders kept talking about when he spoke of America becoming an oligarchy, and that is where the real rebellion is. It is also the source of all of the current administration’s internal struggles right now. And this does indeed seem to be the major source of confusion and/or manipulation on America’s political left. Clintonian liberals were having a hard time being branded as proponents of the political establishment; they were the squares, the obedient, color-inside-the-lines brown nosers of the rich and powerful. Remember those ‘Bernie vs. Hillary’ memes? That. But then when Trump won, they took this as a sign that they get to be the cool kids now, because “Look! Now he’s in charge! That makes him the establishment, right?” Wrong. The Deep State goes very deep, and the power structures entrenched therein are very old. The POTUS faces a long, hard, uphill slugfest of a battle in his attempts to restructure America’s power systems, and the majority in both parties openly or secretly hate him and his stated agendas. It’s still far too early to tell if Trump’s new power dynamics will be more beneficial for America than the old ones, but he is clearly in conflict with the neoliberal power structures that have been choking America to death for generations. It’s not a coincidence that it was the Washington Post who originally broke the story of Flynn’s phone call to Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in one of its notorious reports from “anonymous sources” in the intelligence community, for example. WaPo is owned by Jeff Bezos, who as the fifth-wealthiest person on the planet makes Donald Trump look like a high school janitor, and who has personally received hundreds of millions of dollars directly from the CIA. WaPo has consistently been a devout mouthpiece for the political establishment, running sixteen smear pieces in sixteen hours against Bernie Sanders at the most heated and contentious period in the Democratic primaries, and running fake story after fake story fanning the flames of public hostility toward Russia. This is the Deep State at work, my liberal brothers and sisters, and it’s working against Trump, not your buddies in the Democratic party. This is not a defense of Trump; I see Trump as largely irrelevant and very low on the list of priorities America’s political left should be focusing on. This is simply a reminder to liberal Americans that you cannot attack Trump without propping up the Democratic establishment, and you cannot prop up the Democratic establishment without supporting the oligarchs who own it. When you celebrate the Deep State’s counteroffensives against the Trump administration, you are not cool, you are not anti-establishment, and you are not a rebel. You are a tool. Happy Valentine’s Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Nice read. I like the author's style. "Ewoks" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 You have to think that if Bernie won the election and was handing out executive orders that hurt or scared the establishment of Washington he would be facing similar scrutiny from the media lap dogs. I say we give Trump a year and see what he comes up with before we burn him at the stake. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 whats the obsession with hillary? she's done. gone. i don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted February 15, 2017 Gold Member Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Carlos Danger said: You have to think that if Bernie won the election and was handing out executive orders that hurt or scared the establishment of Washington he would be facing similar scrutiny from the media lap dogs. I say we give Trump a year and see what he comes up with before we burn him at the stake. I didn't support or vote for Trump but he got elected so your absolutely right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 14 minutes ago, spin_dry said: whats the obsession with hillary? she's done. gone. i don't get it. Jesus. Stop acting like you losers aren't still massively butt-hurt. You hunt and grab every piece of media to somehow perform a perverse "gotcha" attempt....that seems to fail miserably. Just a bunch of whiney little haters. But hey! This ones for you Spinner! Close your eyes and join her in her "safe space"....she may be trying to join you too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Carlos Danger said: You have to think that if Bernie won the election and was handing out executive orders that hurt or scared the establishment of Washington he would be facing similar scrutiny from the media lap dogs. I say we give Trump a year and see what he comes up with before we burn him at the stake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted February 15, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 15, 2017 46 minutes ago, spin_dry said: whats the obsession with hillary? she's done. gone. i don't get it. Might have something to do with the 10-20 post a day you guys posted that she was going to own Trump in the election................ the things that make ya go..hmmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepr2 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, spin_dry said: whats the obsession with hillary? she's done. gone. i don't get it. Blaming Bush for nine years is "getting over it ". Fess up ,you're no counselor, you're an inmate Edited February 15, 2017 by Sleepr2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, Sleepr2 said: Blaming Bush for nine years is "getting over it ". Fess up ,you're no counselor, you're an inmate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, spin_dry said: whats the obsession with hillary? she's done. gone. i don't get it. She needs the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 The obsession with Hillary? Maybe the fact that she cheated us out of having Bernie for potus and now we have this unbelievable clusterfuck of a lifetime to deal with because of her and the dnc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, f7ben said: The obsession with Hillary? Maybe the fact that she cheated us out of having Bernie for potus and now we have this unbelievable clusterfuck of a lifetime to deal with because of her and the dnc He's going to be a great president, and I'm not looking forward to your unhinged rants for the next 2 years before you figure out how much better he will be for the country than the hack mainstream shit theyve been foisting on the public for the last 40 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: He's going to be a great president, and I'm not looking forward to your unhinged rants for the next 2 years before you figure out how much better he will be for the country than the hack mainstream shit theyve been foisting on the public for the last 40 years. Hes going to get impeached in 2 yrs when the dems take control of the house again more then likely.... Edited February 15, 2017 by Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 9 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: He's going to be a great president, and I'm not looking forward to your unhinged rants for the next 2 years before you figure out how much better he will be for the country than the hack mainstream shit theyve been foisting on the public for the last 40 years. I doubt it....its clear after just a month that trump is a fool and his team is a pathetic assembly of sycophants... Fuck Trump..the fucking retard cant make it 24hrs with being admonished by someone in his cabal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, f7ben said: I doubt it....its clear after just a month that trump is a fool and his team is a pathetic assembly of sycophants... Fuck Trump..the fucking retard cant make it 24hrs with being admonished by someone in his cabal. Settle down spaz. He's doing fine. You wanted the two parties upended right? That's what is happening. You thought it was gonna be smooth as fine Chinese silk? He's assembling a group of people that are far from being anybody's "yes men". Conflict is gonna always be there. And that is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 28 minutes ago, Dave said: Hes going to get impeached in 2 yrs when the dems take control of the house again more then likely.... not. 20 minutes ago, f7ben said: I doubt it....its clear after just a month that trump is a fool and his team is a pathetic assembly of sycophants... Fuck Trump..the fucking retard cant make it 24hrs with being admonished by someone in his cabal. thats just beause you're an emotional bitch. See whats going on here, and understand that Trump has already proven that he's no political hack 15 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Settle down spaz. He's doing fine. You wanted the two parties upended right? That's what is happening. You thought it was gonna be smooth as fine Chinese silk? He's assembling a group of people that are far from being anybody's "yes men". Conflict is gonna always be there. And that is a good thing. Sanity prevails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motonoggin Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Yes, destruction of the Republican party is imminent. That much is clear. What isn't clear is when the Democratic party will realize it's dead. Probably won't happen until 2020 at a minimum. They will fail to regain control of either house of Congress in 2018, and could actually lose more seats. The only thing keeping them upright right now is posturing about Trump. How long that glue will hold their corpse together remains to be seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 51 minutes ago, f7ben said: The obsession with Hillary? Maybe the fact that she cheated us out of having Bernie for potus and now we have this unbelievable clusterfuck of a lifetime to deal with because of her and the dnc i'll give you that much. yes she did. along with many others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 11 minutes ago, motonoggin said: Yes, destruction of the Republican party is imminent. That much is clear. What isn't clear is when the Democratic party will realize it's dead. Probably won't happen until 2020 at a minimum. They will fail to regain control of either house of Congress in 2018, and could actually lose more seats. The only thing keeping them upright right now is posturing about Trump. How long that glue will hold their corpse together remains to be seen. Well done. The R's are trying to figure out how to eat this ice cream, they are messy bit they really like the taste. They will be "reinvented" (I hope). The Dems are even more fucked up now than they were after the election. It's absolutely amazing to watch. And for some really bizarre reason, they are somehow still thinking they are relevant and "winning". Through SNL and Hollywood. I mean....WTF??? i only hope this gives real birth and stronger relevance for a new second (third) party. Having only one would be horrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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