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Quote of the Day: People Who Despise Other People

Susan Quinn
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Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves. --Alexis de Tocqueville

Alexis de Tocqueville was one of the greatest witnesses of American culture in his day. And the quotation above also reflects his wisdom and understanding of human nature.

I’ve long since concluded that the U.S. is burdened by a Left populace that hates her. These folks have been brainwashed right under our noses into believing that America is a terrible place; that it abuses its less prosperous and indulges those who have prospered. They also may not realize that for the elite to reach its goals, it must shape the people of this country into the kind they want them to be: servile, weak and obedient. In pursuing these paths, they will not only turn bright people into mediocre servants, but also the mediocre into subservient dependents. Those elites will pat themselves on the back at their ability to manipulate and deceive the people into believing that they are working to bring out the best in everyone, when in fact our citizens will realize that they are living bored, unhappy and unproductive lives--unless those of us who are observing the elite begin to take action.

We must repeat over and over again that those who speak highly of Marxism despise the people they are ruling. They are not operating in the best interests of the people, but are obsessed with power and control of the populace. Those who think the elite are benevolent and caring are deeply misguided and must be convinced that life has much more to offer than they have been told; rather than settle for “just enough,” they can learn, grow, prosper, celebrate life and have the opportunity to pursue the very best in life.

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  • Stad@Stad
    Susan Quinn (View Post):

    those who speak highly of Marxism despise the people they are ruling. They are not operating in the best interests of the people, but are obsessed with power and control of the populace.

    So true. People like Mamdani and E-Sayed smile a lot, but have you ever seen pictures of them when they aren't smiling? They both have cold dark eyes that look on a souless stare . . . To me, they radiate evil . . .

  • David Foster@DavidFoster
    Susan Quinn (View Post):

    I’ve come to the conclusion that the U.S. is burdened by a Left populace that hates her.

    Specifically, many on the Left have a certain have a mixture of fear, contempt, and anger directed toward those American who are non-college educated..work with their hands..are Christians..are rural and/or Southern. i discuss this attitude and some of the reasons behind it here: The Phobia(s) That Are Destroying America

  • Susan Quinn@SusanQuinn
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    Susan Quinn (View Post):

    I’ve come to the conclusion that the U.S. is burdened by a Left populace that hates her.

    David Foster (View Comment):

    Specifically, many on the Left have a certain have a mixture of fear, contempt, and anger directed toward those American who are non-college educated..work with their hands..are Christians..are rural and/or Southern. i discuss this attitude and some of the reasons behind it here: The Phobia(s) That Are Destroying America

    And their arrogance, David, just intensify their negative emotions.

  • Gossamer Cat@GossamerCat
    Susan Quinn (View Post):

    Those who think the elite are benevolent and caring are deeply misguided, and must be convinced that life has much more to offer than they have been told; rather than settle for “just enough,” they can learn, grow, prosper, celebrate life and have the opportunity to pursue the very best in life.

    Well said Susan. I am finding it somewhat comforting that apparently some Americans who moved to Europe after Trump was elected have decided to come back after living with less. "You don't know what you got till it's gone."

  • Old Bathos@OldBathos

    It is not just the negative message. it is the psychological state and immaturity required to believe and repeat that message.

    A child can complain there is a draft from a defective window in her room. An adult cannot just similarly complain about the window in his room without forming the thought that it is up to him to fix it. People who are leading, building, producing and creating are less likely to condemn the USA because such a thought would spark an immediate inquiry about what one can or should be doing to make things better. There is probably a focus on more specific, tangible issues.

    A leftist is a child inventing a magical parent to take of things. No guilt, no responsibility, no ideas or skills to offer and a weird entitlement to benefits and policy influence. And abject hatred of everybody and everything that stands in the way of that fantasy.

    Hate is also a childish thing. I had a drinking buddy back in the day, a lawyer with a special forces background. An idiot came into the bar and decided to insult my friend after bothering some other people. He did not even look at him. He threw some cash on the bar and left and I followed him out. I wondered out loud why he did that and had remained so calm. He replied that he had nothing to prove, there was no real danger and that his training had made him forget how to "hurt somebody just a little." For supremely self-confident adults, injuring or even killing a rude moron is fun only in the movies.

    The constant drivel of "direct action" and "fascism" and war to be waged by angry children who have never been punched in the nose and who assume that if the violence turns against them they can call time out or report the cops to Mommy is a tantrum by a puer aeternus demographic playing a role for which they are poorly cast.

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