Trump is Gone. Who Will the Left Hate Now?

 

Trump is now a former President. Like other former POTUS, he no longer has power and will fade into history. Why it is that there are people whodo not understand that it was over after the election I do not understand. Now that Trump is all but gone, the Left will need somebody else to demonize as a focal point to cover for the Democrats’ ongoing destruction of all things American. Biden and his and the actual danger to the country will be ignored or puff-pieced out of existence.

Well, I have noticed recently on my news feeds serval contenders for the Left’s hatred of the Right; the first is white supremacist. I’m not sure where these guys are or how dangerous they are since I have not seen them in any sort of organized form in the last few decades. I have no doubt that the government will find a few people with improper thoughts in the backwater mountains somewhere so the FBI can kill their children and claim victory.

Outside of that, I am catching a whole bunch of stuff about QAnon. An unsolicited MSN newsletter that shows up in my mailbox keeps reporting about how bad and dangerous QAnon is and that it represents all GOP thought and membership. To prove this they do not report skewed statistics from the government but reliable stuff like Twitter posts and Reddit stories.

While QAnon stories are banned on Reddit, stories about by people that hate QAnon and view any non-progressive thought as a QAnon conspiracy are perfectly fine and perfect fodder for feeding what our society views as news. You can even check out a Reddit thread about how QAnon has laid waste to friends and familial relationships.

I wonder how long before the news media starts reporting on the hatred of Ricochet and its need to be banned.

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  1. Stad Coolidge
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    TBA (View Comment):
    Every religion began as a cult in the sense that it was a small group of people with radical beliefs (relative to those of the general population). 

    At least the Christian cult was backed by God . . .

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  2. Gary Robbins Member
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    kedavis (View Comment):
    The left typically ends up praising dead conservatives. It’s the live ones they really hate.

    I think Trump might be the exception to this. They’ve gone further to vilify him than any other republican ever – without making much of a dent. I think he’ll continue to live on their heads long after he’s no longer living.

    Only as long as they get value out of hating him.

    I don’t think they even really hate him right now, any more than they really believe in Global Warming, or Transgenderism, or concern for illegal immigrants, or anything else. It’s just an apprehension of what is currently exploitable, what they can use to churn resentment and set their enemies against each other.

    This has certainly worked on poor Gary – they so totally have his number. It’s kind of painful to watch.

    When have I ever shown an affinity towards transgenderism? When have I ever shown an affinity to a “top down” solution to Global Warming? How about my Main Feed Post on illegal immigration where I assert that anyone who comes here illegally as an adult should never be given citizenship, ever, even if they are able to stay, and arguing against chain migration and family reunification instead of immigration based upon our needs as a county? https://ricochet.com/490488/archives/a-modest-immigration-proposal-2/

    To quote Ben Sasse, I just question this weird fixation on just one guy. I am about conservatism, not Trumpism, the policy that whatever springs forth from Trump’s furrowed brow must be followed as received wisdom.

    You have misread the comment. I have bolded that part that I believe is meant to apply to you.

    I hope that we have in common our commitment to smaller government, lower taxes, less regulations (albeit not at the Texas ERCOT level of regulations), and so forth. We just disagree about one guy as Sasse calls him. I also hope that we share an affinity to the three great figures of conservatism in the 20th Century, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Calvin Coolidge.

    Your fixation on Reagan matches others’ fixations on Trump. Too bad you can’t see that.

    You also can’t seem to grasp that a great number of people felt that Trump spoke to and cared about them in a way the GOPe didn’t. The GOPe has since confirmed their feelings.

    What you call the “GOPe” is actually the “GOP.”  The Trump variant of the “GOP” to “GOPt.”

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  3. DrewInEastHillAutonomousZone Member
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    Gary Robbins (View Comment):

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    DrewInEastHillAutonomousZone (View Comment):

    Garland’s responses today were really troubling.

    Man, that guy has to be pretty selective about what he does for a living. He’s not like some guy with normal broad lawyer talent.

    He went to Harvard Law, clerked for a Supreme Court Justice, did civil work, helped prosecute the Unibomber and Oklahoma City bombers, and served as the Chief Judge of the DC Circuit. That’s a pretty doggone broad experience base. Not bad. Not bad at all.

    Your knee-jerk circle-the-wagons response doesn’t speak well of you. Did you hear some of his responses today? Won’t say whether illegally crossing the border is actually illegal. Can’t make up his mind about whether the force of law should be used to allow men to compete in women’s sports. Thinks that continued and ongoing attacks on federal buildings by Antifa/BLM along with burning down miles and miles of city blocks, destroying businesses and actually murdering people are no big deal when compared to a one-time event in the Capitol by unarmed protesters. Who were let in by the police and mostly milled around taking selfies.

    Why do you love the oligarchy so much? Why? Do you see yourself as one of them? Are you hoping they will reward you?

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  4. RufusRJones Member
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    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    What you call the “GOPe” is actually the “GOP.”

    You need a tutor.

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  5. Django Member
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    Gary Robbins (View Comment):

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    kedavis (View Comment):
    The left typically ends up praising dead conservatives. It’s the live ones they really hate.

    I think Trump might be the exception to this. They’ve gone further to vilify him than any other republican ever – without making much of a dent. I think he’ll continue to live on their heads long after he’s no longer living.

    Only as long as they get value out of hating him.

    I don’t think they even really hate him right now, any more than they really believe in Global Warming, or Transgenderism, or concern for illegal immigrants, or anything else. It’s just an apprehension of what is currently exploitable, what they can use to churn resentment and set their enemies against each other.

    This has certainly worked on poor Gary – they so totally have his number. It’s kind of painful to watch.

    When have I ever shown an affinity towards transgenderism? When have I ever shown an affinity to a “top down” solution to Global Warming? How about my Main Feed Post on illegal immigration where I assert that anyone who comes here illegally as an adult should never be given citizenship, ever, even if they are able to stay, and arguing against chain migration and family reunification instead of immigration based upon our needs as a county? https://ricochet.com/490488/archives/a-modest-immigration-proposal-2/

    To quote Ben Sasse, I just question this weird fixation on just one guy. I am about conservatism, not Trumpism, the policy that whatever springs forth from Trump’s furrowed brow must be followed as received wisdom.

    You have misread the comment. I have bolded that part that I believe is meant to apply to you.

    I hope that we have in common our commitment to smaller government, lower taxes, less regulations (albeit not at the Texas ERCOT level of regulations), and so forth. We just disagree about one guy as Sasse calls him. I also hope that we share an affinity to the three great figures of conservatism in the 20th Century, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Calvin Coolidge.

    Your fixation on Reagan matches others’ fixations on Trump. Too bad you can’t see that.

    You also can’t seem to grasp that a great number of people felt that Trump spoke to and cared about them in a way the GOPe didn’t. The GOPe has since confirmed their feelings.

    What you call the “GOPe” is actually the “GOP.” The Trump variant of the “GOP” to “GOPt.”

    You can call it “Loretta” for all I care. Just recognize that the GOPe is the reason we got Trump.

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  6. DrewInEastHillAutonomousZone Member
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    Here’s what I’m talking about Gary. Why are you praising this man:

    Merrick Garland Won’t Call Antifa Attacks on Federal Buildings Domestic Terrorism. His Reason Is Absurd

    . . .

    During his testimony, Garland said that domestic terrorism in America today is “more dangerous” than at the time of the 1996 Oklahoma City bombing, and pledged to continue the investigation in the January 6 Capitol riot wherever it takes him, including “aiders and abettors who were not present on January 6.” To elaborate on his position on domestic terrorism, Senator Hawley asked Garland whether he considered antifa assaults on federal property, like courthouses and other federal buildings in (for example) Seattle and Portland, where antifa and BLM rioted in the summer of 2020.

    “An attack on a courthouse while in operation — trying to prevent judges from actually deciding cases—that plainly is domestic uh uh um um uh uh extremism uh uh um um uh uh um domestic terrorism,” Garland explained before adding the following caveat: “An attack simply on government property at night, or under any other kind of circumstances, is a clear crime and a serious one, and should be punished.”

    “I don’t mean—I don’t know enough of the facts of the example you were talking about,” Garland told Hawley. Apparently, Garland slept through the summer of 2020.

    “But, that’s where I draw the line,” Garland continued. “One is, uh, both are criminal, um uh uh, but one is, uh, a core attack on our democratic institutions.”

    https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1363936768681250824

    So, based on this reasoning, antifa isn’t guilty of domestic terrorism because they chose to commit their violence under the cover of night, when the federal courthouses and buildings they attacked were not open for business.

    What kind of explanation is that? What’s the difference does it make when you attack a federal building?  As Matt Walsh of the Daily Wire explained on Twitter, “One might argue that attempting to burn down a federal building at night is an attempt to interrupt its normal functioning during the day.”

    Exactly.

    Merrick Garland’s insistence on making this distinction to protect antifa and/or BLM rioters is disturbing. Aren’t you even more glad he never got on the Supreme Court?

    As to that last bit, the Supreme Court disappointed yesterday. Bigly. So at this point, what does it matter? There’s one rule for the favored classes, and another one for you and me.

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  7. Bishop Wash Member
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    Gary Robbins (View Comment):

    TBA (View Comment):

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    kedavis (View Comment):
    The left typically ends up praising dead conservatives. It’s the live ones they really hate.

    I think Trump might be the exception to this. They’ve gone further to vilify him than any other republican ever – without making much of a dent. I think he’ll continue to live on their heads long after he’s no longer living.

    Only as long as they get value out of hating him.

    I don’t think they even really hate him right now, any more than they really believe in Global Warming, or Transgenderism, or concern for illegal immigrants, or anything else. It’s just an apprehension of what is currently exploitable, what they can use to churn resentment and set their enemies against each other.

    This has certainly worked on poor Gary – they so totally have his number. It’s kind of painful to watch.

    When have I ever shown an affinity towards transgenderism? When have I ever shown an affinity to a “top down” solution to Global Warming? How about my Main Feed Post on illegal immigration where I assert that anyone who comes here illegally as an adult should never be given citizenship, ever, even if they are able to stay, and arguing against chain migration and family reunification instead of immigration based upon our needs as a county? https://ricochet.com/490488/archives/a-modest-immigration-proposal-2/

    To quote Ben Sasse, I just question this weird fixation on just one guy. I am about conservatism, not Trumpism, the policy that whatever springs forth from Trump’s furrowed brow must be followed as received wisdom.

    You have misread the comment. I have bolded that part that I believe is meant to apply to you.

    I hope that we have in common our commitment to smaller government, lower taxes, less regulations (albeit not at the Texas ERCOT level of regulations), and so forth. We just disagree about one guy as Sasse calls him. I also hope that we share an affinity to the three great figures of conservatism in the 20th Century, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Calvin Coolidge.

    We don’t. You committed to actively working to get the guy giving us those things out of office. You wanted Biden and more government, higher taxes, and more regulation. Sadly the rest of us have to suffer for your folly.

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  8. philo Member
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    Bishop Wash (View Comment):

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    kedavis (View Comment):
    The left typically ends up praising dead conservatives. It’s the live ones they really hate.

    I think Trump might be the exception to this. They’ve gone further to vilify him than any other republican ever – without making much of a dent. I think he’ll continue to live on their heads long after he’s no longer living.

    Only as long as they get value out of hating him.

    I don’t think they even really hate him right now, any more than they really believe in Global Warming, or Transgenderism, or concern for illegal immigrants, or anything else. It’s just an apprehension of what is currently exploitable, what they can use to churn resentment and set their enemies against each other.

    This has certainly worked on poor Gary – they so totally have his number. It’s kind of painful to watch.

    When have I ever shown an affinity towards transgenderism? When have I ever shown an affinity to a “top down” solution to Global Warming? How about my Main Feed Post on illegal immigration where I assert that anyone who comes here illegally as an adult should never be given citizenship, ever, even if they are able to stay, and arguing against chain migration and family reunification instead of immigration based upon our needs as a county? https://ricochet.com/490488/archives/a-modest-immigration-proposal-2/

    To quote Ben Sasse, I just question this weird fixation on just one guy. I am about conservatism, not Trumpism, the policy that whatever springs forth from Trump’s furrowed brow must be followed as received wisdom.

    You have misread the comment. I have bolded that part that I believe is meant to apply to you.

    I hope that we have in common our commitment to smaller government, lower taxes, less regulations (albeit not at the Texas ERCOT level of regulations), and so forth. We just disagree about one guy as Sasse calls him. I also hope that we share an affinity to the three great figures of conservatism in the 20th Century, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Calvin Coolidge.

    We don’t. You committed to actively working to get the guy giving us those things out of office. You wanted Biden and more government, higher taxes, and more regulation. Sadly the rest of us have to suffer for your folly.

    The persistent intellectual inconsistency has been telling for quite some time now…i.e. troll.

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  9. OccupantCDN Coolidge
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    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    I hope that we have in common our commitment to smaller government, lower taxes, less regulations (albeit not at the Texas ERCOT level of regulations), and so forth. We just disagree about one guy as Sasse calls him. I also hope that we share an affinity to the three great figures of conservatism in the 20th Century, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Calvin Coolidge.

    ERCOT is going to give small government a bad name. ERCOT made a huge error, they put 23% of their generation capacity into wind without having a hot-ready replacement capacity. The wind generators got the fat federal subsidies for selling their wind power, without the capital investments of a back up power supply.

    A larger government agency is not less prone to errors in judgement like this. The performance of the Federal Government is clear evidence of this.

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  10. Fake John/Jane Galt Coolidge
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    OccupantCDN (View Comment):

    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    I hope that we have in common our commitment to smaller government, lower taxes, less regulations (albeit not at the Texas ERCOT level of regulations), and so forth. We just disagree about one guy as Sasse calls him. I also hope that we share an affinity to the three great figures of conservatism in the 20th Century, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Calvin Coolidge.

    ERCOT is going to give small government a bad name. ERCOT made a huge error, they put 23% of their generation capacity into wind without having a hot-ready replacement capacity. The wind generators got the fat federal subsidies for selling their wind power, without the capital investments of a back up power supply.

    A larger government agency is not less prone to errors in judgement like this. The performance of the Federal Government is clear evidence of this.

    I am not sure what the error is but I am sure the answer will be more government and more socialism.  

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  11. kedavis Coolidge
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    Fake John/Jane Galt (View Comment):

    OccupantCDN (View Comment):

    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    I hope that we have in common our commitment to smaller government, lower taxes, less regulations (albeit not at the Texas ERCOT level of regulations), and so forth. We just disagree about one guy as Sasse calls him. I also hope that we share an affinity to the three great figures of conservatism in the 20th Century, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Calvin Coolidge.

    ERCOT is going to give small government a bad name. ERCOT made a huge error, they put 23% of their generation capacity into wind without having a hot-ready replacement capacity. The wind generators got the fat federal subsidies for selling their wind power, without the capital investments of a back up power supply.

    A larger government agency is not less prone to errors in judgement like this. The performance of the Federal Government is clear evidence of this.

    I am not sure what the error is but I am sure the answer will be more government and more socialism.

    Of course.  Because they believe any failure of government and socialism is because there wasn’t ENOUGH government and socialism.

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  12. OccupantCDN Coolidge
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    Fake John/Jane Galt (View Comment):

    OccupantCDN (View Comment):

    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    I hope that we have in common our commitment to smaller government, lower taxes, less regulations (albeit not at the Texas ERCOT level of regulations), and so forth. We just disagree about one guy as Sasse calls him. I also hope that we share an affinity to the three great figures of conservatism in the 20th Century, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Calvin Coolidge.

    ERCOT is going to give small government a bad name. ERCOT made a huge error, they put 23% of their generation capacity into wind without having a hot-ready replacement capacity. The wind generators got the fat federal subsidies for selling their wind power, without the capital investments of a back up power supply.

    A larger government agency is not less prone to errors in judgement like this. The performance of the Federal Government is clear evidence of this.

    I am not sure what the error is but I am sure the answer will be more government and more socialism.

    The error was not having generators set to back up the wind turbine power. As the freezing rain took down wind farms production there should have been some capability to replace the electricity.

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  13. RufusRJones Member
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    kedavis (View Comment):

    Fake John/Jane Galt (View Comment):

    OccupantCDN (View Comment):

    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    I hope that we have in common our commitment to smaller government, lower taxes, less regulations (albeit not at the Texas ERCOT level of regulations), and so forth. We just disagree about one guy as Sasse calls him. I also hope that we share an affinity to the three great figures of conservatism in the 20th Century, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Calvin Coolidge.

    ERCOT is going to give small government a bad name. ERCOT made a huge error, they put 23% of their generation capacity into wind without having a hot-ready replacement capacity. The wind generators got the fat federal subsidies for selling their wind power, without the capital investments of a back up power supply.

    A larger government agency is not less prone to errors in judgement like this. The performance of the Federal Government is clear evidence of this.

    I am not sure what the error is but I am sure the answer will be more government and more socialism.

    Of course. Because they believe any failure of government and socialism is because there wasn’t ENOUGH government and socialism.

    You guys should pay the dollar and watch this interview. It’s exactly what this guy says and he’s smart as hell. Basically, if you let things reset so we can have capitalism and freedom, it will be so brutal that people will want communism. So we will go the other way and you’re going to get communism via MMT. I swear to god that is exactly what the guy is saying.

    https://www.realvision.com/shows/the-interview/videos/memories-of-1987-felix-zulaufs-outlook-on-equities-bonds-currencies-and-commodities?source_collection=b57c7eabfc3945a5a3b2b72f7bc45735 

    cc: @skyler

    I hate starting posts, but I might start a post about that video.

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  14. Stad Coolidge
    Stad
    @Stad

    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    What you call the “GOPe” is actually the “GOP.” The Trump variant of the “GOP” to “GOPt.”

    Actually, what you call a “variant” is the majority of Republican voters.  We’re done with the GOPe . . .

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  15. Judge Mental Member
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    Stad (View Comment):

    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    What you call the “GOPe” is actually the “GOP.” The Trump variant of the “GOP” to “GOPt.”

    Actually, what you call a “variant” is the majority of Republican voters. We’re done with the GOPe . . .

    This is why Mitch is so upset about Jan 6th.  Afraid he’ll end up as GOPe on a rope.

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  16. philo Member
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    philo (View Comment): The persistent intellectual inconsistency has been telling for quite some time now…i.e. troll.

    Be prepared for a steady stream of just that from those well versed in the practice:

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  17. DrewInEastHillAutonomousZone Member
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    philo (View Comment):

    philo (View Comment): The persistent intellectual inconsistency has been telling for quite some time now…i.e. troll.

    Be prepared for a steady stream of just that from those well versed in the practice:

    A friend of mine can’t understand why I loathe David French. I should think it would be obvious. More evidence that all the wailing and gnashing of teeth about President Trump had nothing to do with “principles” no matter what these delusional jackwagons claimed.

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