Recall my post from yesterday about this "national conservatism" conference. Reason magazine weighed in on it, too, reaching much the same conclusion. So has Justin Amash with this tweet:
Hee hee. Hee hee hee. And hee hee hee hee. Unionized Bernie Sanders campaign staff workers are demanding a $15 / hour minimum wage.“National conservatism” is just collectivism rebranded for the right. It’s a form of socialism built upon fear of the new and different.
National Review has juxtaposed pieces by two of its editorial interns that present conflicting views of the 1688 Glorious Revolution in England, when James II abdicated the throne and was replaced by William and Mary. A lot of it comes down to whether on sees the pro-Catholic forces as standing up for religious freedom and freedom in general, or whether one see pro-Church of England forces carrying that banner. Weighing in that it was ultimately a bad turn of events is Declan Leary. Defending it is James P. Sutton.
This Omar chick is a real piece of work. Days after the Squad presser, at which she tried to paint herself as the defender of truly core American values, she announces that she's going to introduce a pro-BDS resolution.
A take on the current state of politics in post-America I completely resonate with: "It's Going To Get So Much Worse" by Noah Rothman at Commentary.
"The Bible's Most Politically Incorrect Teaching" at The Stream will bring up your stuff.
I personally find Omer despicable but no more worthy of scorn than our sitting Republican President, and in introducing her pro-BDS legislation she is upholding core American values. We must not let either Trump or the equally despicable Netanyahu run rampant in the region. “Under our Constitution, people and legal entities have the right to express political views without fear of consequences,” stated former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. “U.S. courts have protected the right of individuals to participate in boycotts as a form of political protest. The same protection applies to the right to advocate or oppose BDS. The House of Representatives should reject this unconstitutional bill.”
ReplyDeleteRead more at https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/statement-045019.html
ReplyDeleteWell, sure they do, Jimmy, but others have the right to identify those views as West-hatred and do everything in their power to see that they get nowhere in terms of public policy implementation.
ReplyDeleteIn what f---ing sense is Omar upholding core American values with this bill?
Just what do you mean by Trump and Netanyahu "running rampant in the region"? Would that be anything like defending Israel from threats from Iran and its proxies?
ReplyDeleteTakes two to tangle. Quashing one view is not the way to tango. I was listening when the fat man referenced fighting for America as a virtue. Call me a namby pamby, but I'm just not gleeful nor ready to commence with Armageddon over Israel.
ReplyDeleteBut you sure are ready to demonize it and hand it over to the West's sworn enemies.
ReplyDeleteI know it's a fool's errand to expect actual direct answers to my questions, but I'll try again. What do you mean by "quashing one view"? Would that be anything like vigorously speaking out against those claiming Israel is an illegitimate entity?
This is America, not Israel, where we are allowed to freely voice our views even if they are deprecatory to America, but in this administration apparently America and Israel mean pretty much the same. A lot of hot air has been blasted at critics of Israel, especially critics of Israel in Congress. We are a way over-lobbied democracy and Israel is one of the best at it. Though we are asked to fight for Israel, we as Americans will never have a voice in their politics nor a hand in their socialist pockets when it comes to health care. Money talks and if they don't have enough, Juden squawks. There is this nasty persistence of the gentile. Carry on with your fool's errands for today.
ReplyDeleteDems and majority of our allies want something other than what Nettie & the Big Mac Prexy want for the region. They will not be stifled nor should they be.
ReplyDeleteAnd just what do you think "Nettie" wants for the region? (I'm leaving Trump out of it because he stands for whatever the first advisor who can get to him on a given subject tells him will make him look like a winner.)
ReplyDeleteThat's a direct, simple question.
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ReplyDeleteNettie wants nukes and land. And US money to acquire and sustain them over other contenders for same. Unto the end of all, or else.
ReplyDelete"Nukes and land." Would that be anything like assurance of its national security?
ReplyDeleteAnd clarify, if you would, what you mean by "sustain them over other contenders for same". You think bad-guy regimes should have some kind of equal access to nuclear weapon capability?
I'm seriously not at all convinced that you think Israel has a right to exist.
ReplyDeleteAnd here's a question I have: What kind of "fighting for" Israel has the US ever done? To my knowledge, it has achieved victory on its own in its 1948, 1967, and 1973 wars and kept subsequent intifadas and rocket barrages from becoming catastrophic ever since. No US presence in any of it.
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