A friend recently commented on my recent post about the Trump assassination attempt, and my observation that "it is the bending of the knee to the progressives and the socialists, as much or more than anything else, that has positioned the Democratic Party to lose this year."
Spot-on in almost all respect, and the one disagreement I have is subjective: I just don't see Trump 2.0 as inevitable. Far from it - I see Kamala and Dems-never-leaving-power as inevitable, actually, and Trump's entire position as part of their strategy.
I hope I'm wrong and you're right, on this. The past few weeks have been very predictable (and were predicted, by many of us, Roots of Liberty very much included, years ago) and I wish the non-left had anyone but Trump to rally around. I just don't think he's ever going to move the meter on folks like my parents, who still watch CBS and think Project 2025 is some scary Mutant Registration Act, etc.
But, we shall see. Obviously, I hope for everything and everyone associated with Obama 3.0 to be removed from power forever and the chronic consumers of their product (Media, University, Political) achieve some measure of enlightenment and escape.
I agree with a lot of your points, but I don't think Liberals can take back the Democrat Party when that party has also pulled the GOP Left. The Republican Party is now the party of Liberals. If JFK were around today, he would be a Republican. We are left with no major party that is for smaller government. The "middle" is always between the two major parties, and that has been moved far left. I see the Democrat Party destroying itself, and a new small government party coming to be. I hope we find our second coming of Silent Cal soon.
The nature of our system, coupled with the massive size of government, leads me to conclude that we will not see a new party emerge. It's why I don't belong to the Libertarian Party. The only viable path to change is from within.
Trumpism has only existed at a substantive level for about a decade. The virulent leftism we see today was a sideshow only 20 years ago. That which came to be quickly can go away just as quickly.
Where it does depends on which side flames out first.
I think that for many, it will be sufficient that she's not Trump. Unfortunately, I expect a Harris victory especially if she makes a good pick for VP.
For some, sure. But, Harris is in many ways more contemptible than Trump, and while mediawashing will strive to hide a lot of that, she can't hide in the basement the way Joe did.
It'll be used as an argument by the Dems, for sure, but Trump hasn't shown a bit of the cognitive decline that Biden has, and the assassination attempt showed a fair bit of vigor. I don't think it'll be an especially effective argument.
Harris is certainly a more formidable opponent than Biden, but she's probably the worst not-Biden of the likely options. The Dems will bump up with her selection and during/after their convention, but then the real race starts, and a few extemporaneous Kamala moments will likely emerge to remind people what we already know about her.
It’ll be an interesting argument to make in view of the left’s insistence, up until about 10 minutes ago, that 81 year old Biden was perfectly fine and not age (or, more precisely, age-related cognitively) crippled.
Just as ballots weren’t cast so much in favor of Trump in ‘16 as against Hillary.
Trump had the benefit of being a political (if not celebrity reality show character) unknown. I for one thought his campaign performance was just theater, that he’d pivot to bring somewhat presidential if he won, but that wasn’t the case.
So we have yet another less-worse election. We’ll see who winds up on top.
"growling heel nippers..." excellent, along with the rest of the piece, which is all so well said. The inflection point that really stands out for me is the Colorado cake-baker. Once confronted with the truth of the situation, every sane liberal winced and said "this is making me really uncomfortable."
During the height of lockdowns, my Team Freedom allies would always lose it every time the Regime amped up the crazy and I always said "no, this is good. This means their con game will unravel sooner."
I gotta say, it's nice when you encounter an anti-woke teenager, here in the quasi-socialist heart of Toronto.
Not sure the loons are going anywhere anytime soon. Just look at social media and how many on the left are publicly lamenting that the shooter missed.
As for Trump's age (mentioned in another comment), n, he hasn't shown the decline Biden exhibited, but the leftist media still claims (and will continue to promote and strengthen that claim) that he has been showing decline, rambling, being unable to complete sentences or form coherent sentences... I haven't seen it from Trump, but I've seen the media and leftists in social media claim it. It'll be the new, "Trump called Nazis 'fine people'" and "Trump told people to drink bleach."
The loons will always be there, it's how many there are, and how much everyone else pays attention to them. The last part is trending positively, with cancel culture ebbing from its peak and with good liberals walking away from the Jew-haters.
This isn't me being optimistic, just not in full despair.
There is a surprisingly large contingent on the left who have been willing to openly and honestly admit that they wanted Trump dead/wished the shooter hadn't missed. We know it's true of those at the top of the Democrat party, but they don't have the spine (because it would be political suicide) to admit it. After all, you don't call someone *literally Hitler* for years and then with a straight face say, "I'm glad he wasn't seriously injured." If someone is *literally Hitler* (as they've made Trump out to be for years), you don't wish him well - you want him ended, just as Allied Forces wished during WW II.
Full disclosure, I was born in 1970 and was mostly apolitical until about 2000. I mean, I voted in the elections...mostly Republican...and voted for Ross Perot in 1992.
But, IMHO, what happened in the 2000 election broke Democrats. They simply could not handle Gore losing to Bush and the Supreme Court's decision to stop the Florida recount. Their base just seemed to become vile. Where, before, they were in agreement with a lot of Republican ideas, now they seemingly went against them just for spite.
Again, like I said above, I wasn't the most politically cognizant prior to 2000 so I'm sure a lot more can be said about the Dems, especially going back to the sixties and seventies. But perhaps more so, I'm sure the vast majority of it was related to the relatively brand-spanking-new internet which allowed people to share their views more easily and effectively.
But, to me, it was amazing how much the left DESPISED "Dubya". Workplaces became toxic and vicious memes about Bush started to circulate. In my limited scope, I think this is when the left started embracing more radical views (again).
Spot-on in almost all respect, and the one disagreement I have is subjective: I just don't see Trump 2.0 as inevitable. Far from it - I see Kamala and Dems-never-leaving-power as inevitable, actually, and Trump's entire position as part of their strategy.
I hope I'm wrong and you're right, on this. The past few weeks have been very predictable (and were predicted, by many of us, Roots of Liberty very much included, years ago) and I wish the non-left had anyone but Trump to rally around. I just don't think he's ever going to move the meter on folks like my parents, who still watch CBS and think Project 2025 is some scary Mutant Registration Act, etc.
But, we shall see. Obviously, I hope for everything and everyone associated with Obama 3.0 to be removed from power forever and the chronic consumers of their product (Media, University, Political) achieve some measure of enlightenment and escape.
Sorry about that - comment posted twice.
I agree with a lot of your points, but I don't think Liberals can take back the Democrat Party when that party has also pulled the GOP Left. The Republican Party is now the party of Liberals. If JFK were around today, he would be a Republican. We are left with no major party that is for smaller government. The "middle" is always between the two major parties, and that has been moved far left. I see the Democrat Party destroying itself, and a new small government party coming to be. I hope we find our second coming of Silent Cal soon.
The nature of our system, coupled with the massive size of government, leads me to conclude that we will not see a new party emerge. It's why I don't belong to the Libertarian Party. The only viable path to change is from within.
Trumpism has only existed at a substantive level for about a decade. The virulent leftism we see today was a sideshow only 20 years ago. That which came to be quickly can go away just as quickly.
Where it does depends on which side flames out first.
Idle query: what happens to Trumpism when Trump is out? I do think it’s largely fueled by him and his personality.
Who knows? Depends on how it works out, who feels alienated afterward, whether the GOP wins or loses in 2028, and of course, who runs.
I think that for many, it will be sufficient that she's not Trump. Unfortunately, I expect a Harris victory especially if she makes a good pick for VP.
For some, sure. But, Harris is in many ways more contemptible than Trump, and while mediawashing will strive to hide a lot of that, she can't hide in the basement the way Joe did.
But, Trump's age will work against him just like it did with Biden. I wish we had a better choice of candidates.
It'll be used as an argument by the Dems, for sure, but Trump hasn't shown a bit of the cognitive decline that Biden has, and the assassination attempt showed a fair bit of vigor. I don't think it'll be an especially effective argument.
Harris is certainly a more formidable opponent than Biden, but she's probably the worst not-Biden of the likely options. The Dems will bump up with her selection and during/after their convention, but then the real race starts, and a few extemporaneous Kamala moments will likely emerge to remind people what we already know about her.
It’ll be an interesting argument to make in view of the left’s insistence, up until about 10 minutes ago, that 81 year old Biden was perfectly fine and not age (or, more precisely, age-related cognitively) crippled.
The big-picture problem right now is a combination of visceral tribalism and person-over-policy. Behold how they're polishing up Harris.
I think for most of those who cast a ballot in her favor, that will be the reason. They won't be voting FOR Harris, they'll be voting AGAINST Trump.
Just as ballots weren’t cast so much in favor of Trump in ‘16 as against Hillary.
Trump had the benefit of being a political (if not celebrity reality show character) unknown. I for one thought his campaign performance was just theater, that he’d pivot to bring somewhat presidential if he won, but that wasn’t the case.
So we have yet another less-worse election. We’ll see who winds up on top.
"growling heel nippers..." excellent, along with the rest of the piece, which is all so well said. The inflection point that really stands out for me is the Colorado cake-baker. Once confronted with the truth of the situation, every sane liberal winced and said "this is making me really uncomfortable."
During the height of lockdowns, my Team Freedom allies would always lose it every time the Regime amped up the crazy and I always said "no, this is good. This means their con game will unravel sooner."
I gotta say, it's nice when you encounter an anti-woke teenager, here in the quasi-socialist heart of Toronto.
Not sure the loons are going anywhere anytime soon. Just look at social media and how many on the left are publicly lamenting that the shooter missed.
As for Trump's age (mentioned in another comment), n, he hasn't shown the decline Biden exhibited, but the leftist media still claims (and will continue to promote and strengthen that claim) that he has been showing decline, rambling, being unable to complete sentences or form coherent sentences... I haven't seen it from Trump, but I've seen the media and leftists in social media claim it. It'll be the new, "Trump called Nazis 'fine people'" and "Trump told people to drink bleach."
The loons will always be there, it's how many there are, and how much everyone else pays attention to them. The last part is trending positively, with cancel culture ebbing from its peak and with good liberals walking away from the Jew-haters.
This isn't me being optimistic, just not in full despair.
There is a surprisingly large contingent on the left who have been willing to openly and honestly admit that they wanted Trump dead/wished the shooter hadn't missed. We know it's true of those at the top of the Democrat party, but they don't have the spine (because it would be political suicide) to admit it. After all, you don't call someone *literally Hitler* for years and then with a straight face say, "I'm glad he wasn't seriously injured." If someone is *literally Hitler* (as they've made Trump out to be for years), you don't wish him well - you want him ended, just as Allied Forces wished during WW II.
Full disclosure, I was born in 1970 and was mostly apolitical until about 2000. I mean, I voted in the elections...mostly Republican...and voted for Ross Perot in 1992.
But, IMHO, what happened in the 2000 election broke Democrats. They simply could not handle Gore losing to Bush and the Supreme Court's decision to stop the Florida recount. Their base just seemed to become vile. Where, before, they were in agreement with a lot of Republican ideas, now they seemingly went against them just for spite.
Again, like I said above, I wasn't the most politically cognizant prior to 2000 so I'm sure a lot more can be said about the Dems, especially going back to the sixties and seventies. But perhaps more so, I'm sure the vast majority of it was related to the relatively brand-spanking-new internet which allowed people to share their views more easily and effectively.
But, to me, it was amazing how much the left DESPISED "Dubya". Workplaces became toxic and vicious memes about Bush started to circulate. In my limited scope, I think this is when the left started embracing more radical views (again).