I believe the use of violence as a political strategy is taught in our institutions of higher learning. A Colorado professor in the late 1960s recommended reading Frantz Fanon's "The Wretched of the Earth" to me and a group of trainees for Prez Kennedy's "Volunteers in Service to America'.
Recently I saw a copy of it on TV. In HBO's (award winning) "The White Lotus" a young woman is relaxing by the pool reading "The Wretched of the Earth". Later on she's reading Aime Cesaire's "Discourse on Colonialism". It's no proof of anything, except that these formerly obscure tracts are leaking out into the culture...from somewhere.
"The image of Donald J. Trump, bloody but defiant, fist raised, shrugging off his bodyguards to show the crowd that he was still in the game, was electrifying"
It sure was: this is the leader they thought could be brought down by a few crackpot legal theories and lawsuits. What a contrast with Biden coming off that unforgettable debate stage, clinging to his wife as if he was descending Mount Everest. Frail in body and frail in mind.
I don't often quote the wisdom of Kamala Harris but maybe it's time for an exception: "This election, the choice is clear".
The most important consequence of this shooting may well be to highlight Trump's leadership, resilience and get him some sympathy votes. With that, any promising Democrat will think twice about grabbing the nomination as it would lead to likely defeat in 2024 and, in US politics, disqualify them from ever being nominated again.
It’s July 14th today, it’s also the day after the assassination attempt and, throughout the French-speaking world, it’s Bastille Day.
On July 14, 1789, somewhere around a thousand French peasants who were mad as hell made the decision not to take it anymore. They stormed the prison where Louis XVI housed his political prisoners and thus began the French Revolution.
The elite that the French peasantry revolted against was the Royal Family, its courtiers, the Catholic hierarchy and the aristocracy.
In the United States today our elite is
the over-educated intellectual set; the credentialed clerisy. The vanguard of our contemporary rulers is the mainstream media who are reacting with justified panic as they watch their power, influence and earning power collapse around them. They will say anything and do anything to maintain their control over the public discourse but they are failing and they know it.
Trump is the leader of the current revolt and the deplorables that he champions are metaphorically storming the American Bastille. That’s why the rhetoric employed against Trump is so overheated. Whether that rhetoric motivated the now dead assassin doesn’t really matter. What matters is that our current elites are as venal as the French elites in 1789 and they are just as frightened and desperate. They will continue to say anything and do anything in their attempt to hang on.
It’s not just Trump who they worry about. They’ve recently decided that Biden is no longer an asset they can depend on. If Biden won’t resign his candidacy I can’t help but wonder what measures they might take out of their desperation.
"our current elites are as venal as the French elites in 1789 "
What a great example!
We make fun of Marie Antoinette for "Let them eat cake" but not to those who talk in all seriousness about "birthing persons", "chest feeding" and menstruating men.
I believe the use of violence as a political strategy is taught in our institutions of higher learning. A Colorado professor in the late 1960s recommended reading Frantz Fanon's "The Wretched of the Earth" to me and a group of trainees for Prez Kennedy's "Volunteers in Service to America'.
Recently I saw a copy of it on TV. In HBO's (award winning) "The White Lotus" a young woman is relaxing by the pool reading "The Wretched of the Earth". Later on she's reading Aime Cesaire's "Discourse on Colonialism". It's no proof of anything, except that these formerly obscure tracts are leaking out into the culture...from somewhere.
Trump isn't the only one who dodged a bullet.
Can you imagine the country if Trump had been murdered? Would have made 1968 look friendly.
A lot of conservatives have been saying that "they" would kill Trump.
No idea what would have happened, but it would be a different country.
Indeed it would…
"The image of Donald J. Trump, bloody but defiant, fist raised, shrugging off his bodyguards to show the crowd that he was still in the game, was electrifying"
It sure was: this is the leader they thought could be brought down by a few crackpot legal theories and lawsuits. What a contrast with Biden coming off that unforgettable debate stage, clinging to his wife as if he was descending Mount Everest. Frail in body and frail in mind.
I don't often quote the wisdom of Kamala Harris but maybe it's time for an exception: "This election, the choice is clear".
The most important consequence of this shooting may well be to highlight Trump's leadership, resilience and get him some sympathy votes. With that, any promising Democrat will think twice about grabbing the nomination as it would lead to likely defeat in 2024 and, in US politics, disqualify them from ever being nominated again.
It’s July 14th today, it’s also the day after the assassination attempt and, throughout the French-speaking world, it’s Bastille Day.
On July 14, 1789, somewhere around a thousand French peasants who were mad as hell made the decision not to take it anymore. They stormed the prison where Louis XVI housed his political prisoners and thus began the French Revolution.
The elite that the French peasantry revolted against was the Royal Family, its courtiers, the Catholic hierarchy and the aristocracy.
In the United States today our elite is
the over-educated intellectual set; the credentialed clerisy. The vanguard of our contemporary rulers is the mainstream media who are reacting with justified panic as they watch their power, influence and earning power collapse around them. They will say anything and do anything to maintain their control over the public discourse but they are failing and they know it.
Trump is the leader of the current revolt and the deplorables that he champions are metaphorically storming the American Bastille. That’s why the rhetoric employed against Trump is so overheated. Whether that rhetoric motivated the now dead assassin doesn’t really matter. What matters is that our current elites are as venal as the French elites in 1789 and they are just as frightened and desperate. They will continue to say anything and do anything in their attempt to hang on.
It’s not just Trump who they worry about. They’ve recently decided that Biden is no longer an asset they can depend on. If Biden won’t resign his candidacy I can’t help but wonder what measures they might take out of their desperation.
"our current elites are as venal as the French elites in 1789 "
What a great example!
We make fun of Marie Antoinette for "Let them eat cake" but not to those who talk in all seriousness about "birthing persons", "chest feeding" and menstruating men.
https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/a-last-hurrah-for-the-brahmin-left