The rhetoric from the so-called Progressive left has become progressively poisonous. It is difficult to fathom that one would write or say, let alone think, the disgusting, profane things said and written by leftists about conservatives, particularly conservative women and minorities.
Palin and Bachman are evil bitches and C words, held up as effigies of a particularly degrading form of politicized propaganda. Black conservatives are Uncle Toms who have somehow betrayed their race, simply because they think their race is better than the condescending white guilt that treats them as if they were idiotic children.
This dehumanizing objectification has become the defining tactic of the left; there is no logical defense available for leftist ideology, thus it sinks to the lowest depths of depravity to make its point, such as it is.
When fascism comes to America it will be driving a Prius with a COEXIST bumper sticker.
Witness the Tweets Henshaw regurgitates here in all their glory, and then the righteous indignation, accompanied by profanity and insults, when the Tweeter finds their Tweet at The Daily Plunge. Also witness the commentary on leftist sites like Daily Kos and The Huffington Post. Offensive comments are not relegated to the left side of the blogosphere, but the sheer volume of mean-spirited, ugly commentary is somewhat shocking.
Then again, maybe this is not so shocking. Years ago as an idealistic college student I was attracted to liberalism based on its professions of tolerance and open mindedness. Enthusiasm soon dissolved into disillusionment.
Oddly enough, one of my epiphanies came during an MTV News report on a pro-choice concert headlined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was rather jarring to me that a rock band with a fairly large collection of misogynist songs in its repertoire would be “pro woman.” Then it dawned on me that being pro-choice is not pro-woman at all. It’s another way to degrade women and to tell them that they’re too stupid and immoral to make a right choice before conception.
For some reason, the left embraces an ideology that basically says we’re not much better than animals, and thus need to be treated as such. This is one of the founding principles of the Progressive movement, from its early years as it dabbled in eugenics to its modern-day insistence that man is not a special creation, endowed by his creator with certain inalienable rights.
This is an important area of separation between right and left. If rights are endowed by the creator, government has no real right to either grant them or take them away. However, if rights are endowed by your fellow man, they become arbitrary and subject to the whims of those in power. Moreover, if I am endowed by my creator, I have individual worth, regardless of my views. But if I am just another animal, a parasite on Mother Earth, then it’s easier to make me one of “them” and thus expendable.
Ultimately, what I found was that liberalism was neither tolerant nor open-minded. In fact, liberalism, in its post-modern sense, is not liberal at all; it is totalitarian. This becomes increasingly clear as one samples the vast media landscape of leftist voices, from the anonymous comments at The Daily Kos to the rants of Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Keith Olbermann, Janeane Garofalo, et al.
They do not respectfully disagree; they demonize anyone who disagrees with them. They aim to take away the very humanity of their opponents, an ancient and effective means of politics that has sometimes led to genocide.
This is yet another reason I believe in limited government. I do not want to be subject to the whims of people who hold such contempt for others in their heart, a contempt that borders on inhumanity. The great massacres of the 20th Century were perpetrated largely by dehumanizing and degrading those being murdered so that the majority of people would simply look away as the atrocities were committed.
The defining characteristic of genocidal regimes is that all real power is concentrated in the central State; all else is subordinate. While I’m obviously concerned about the totalitarian leanings of the left, someone on the left may be concerned about a theocracy. Fair enough, but all of us, left and right, should advocate for a limited federal government because when all power resides in the federal government, we’re all screwed.
What is so dangerous about Glenn Beck? He’s not my cup of tea, but is he mean spirited like Keith Olbermann? No, not really. It’s fascinating how Beck’s event in DC is being covered and the reaction to it by the Left. I say “fascinating” because I recall the Million Man March, which is still to this day reflected upon rather positively. I find this odd because I remember some of the absolute insanity that was on display. Here’s a clip from 1998 that took place right before the Million Man March. Feel the love from Malik Zulu Shabazz and Quanel X. By “feel the love,” I mean “kill white people.”
Is anyone talking like this who is closely involved with Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor event? Watch the highlights of Beck’s speech. It’s harmless. Imagine if someone before the Glenn Beck-athon said “If you find any good black people, kill them before they turn bad.” Quanel X believes “peace if possible, violence if necessary.”
Oh no, don’t let the children hear about Abraham Lincoln, George Washington or MLK. The press obsesses about race, especially if it’s damaging to Republicans. When the fascist racist mobs on the Left scurry about it might as well not be reported. People who listen to this type of crazy hate-filled rhetoric should be spotlighted and shamed out of existence. Unfortunately, leftist white guilt sufferers are disconnected from the race issue in any rational, meaningful sense. It muse be because of some kind of ridiculous pseudo intellectual theory dreamed up by some hippie New Leftest who suffered an LSD burnout in 1969.
Get over it. The world has moved on already. Hate speech shouldn’t be tolerated from anyone. Quit trying to associate Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin with hatemongers. They’re much further removed from hatemongering than the President, who had no problem listening to one for over 20 years.
A few weeks ago I wrote about Glenn Beck. I’m not too fond of the guy. That aside, it’s a sad indictment of mainstream journalism when a guy like Beck keeps beating them to the punch on issues like ACORN and Van Jones. The White House has become obsessed with FOX news. Who can blame them? Every other major network is bowing at the altar of Obama. Notice the vitriol that has been heaped upon Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Andrew Breitbart, and even Sarah Palin. These people are guilty of having a different opinion. Over the past year who has contributed more to news, Glenn Beck or Keith Olbermann?
I’m not going to waste time calling for an advertising boycott of Olbermann. His show seems popular and there’s a demand for his take on politics. More power to him. Is Olbermann less divisive than Rush Limbaugh? It’s a difficult argument to make from the man who has a “world’s worst person” segment on his show. NBC uses Olbermann for sports coverage and liberals don’t seem to mind, but if Rush Limbaugh wants to partially own a team there’s outrage, fake quotes, and lies. No one apologizes because it’s fake but accurate.
It seems as though the left is doing a good job of dismissing all conservatives as stupid, racists, bigots and homophobes. These character assassinations are freezing the debate. If you truly believe, as Janeane Garofalo does, that conservatives have something wrong with their brains there’s a problem. When Garofalo made those asinine remarks Olbermann nodded right along.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a fable that teaches us that even when liars tell the truth they’re not believed. Today it seems that simply “crying wolf” is enough to believed. If you call Rush Limbaugh a racist long enough it’s just accepted as truth. If you call Sarah Palin stupid long enough it’s simply the truth. If you say President Obama is a woefully inexperienced, naïve, and liberal you must be a racist. The reason people like Glenn Beck and Andrew Breitbart keep breaking stories is because the mainstream press is too busy crying wolf to cover the news.
The video below is what MSNBC has been reduced to when covering the news. Countdown is the highest rated show on MSNBC and this segment is unbelievable. Intellectual giants Keith Olbermann and Janeane Garofalo boil down last week’s Tea Parties to ignorant racists. When you listen to Garofalo talk it’s obvious she isn’t too far away from recommending that conservative should be exterminated.
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It seems like Olbermann could do better than Garofalo, but I don’t think he’s much smarter. He simply agrees with everything she says and giggles to himself every time he says double entendre. I’m not sure how either one of these people can complain about Fox when MSNBC has followed the same model and taken it further. Let’s face it, Fox is bad and MSNBC is worse. Does MSNBC really like the fact that disagreeing with Olbermann means a person has scientific and neurological deficiencies? History is very clear that it is dangerous for a group of people to believe that they are scientifically superior to another group of people.
MSNBC has become an unwatchable source for news. It’s hard to believe but they’re now much more bias than FOX could have dreamed. Here’s Keith Olbermann doing what he does best, come off like classless jerk.
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Update: It turns out it was Chris Matthews who couldn’t keep his mouth shut.
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