Arrested for threatening to kill Ted Cruz and others

[Not Insane]

Originally Posted by finnbow

What uniparty? If you are so far to the right that you think that AOC and MTG (as well as Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders) share the same ideology, you are either a died-in-the-wool fascist or stupid enough to accept every idiotic meme from the wingnut outrage/infotainment complex (or both).

Nope. It's not simply a left/right thing. That's the point. The uniparty is about keeping the uniparty in power. To the uniparty, it's survival is a higher priority than preserving the constitutional rights of the people it claims to represent.

That is why it hates people like Rand Paul, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. They don't toe the uniparty line. And let's be frank, here: Those three are not on the same side of the scale, but at least they are not really part of the uniparty.

[whell]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

As usual, you are rabble rousing.

But since a deep freeze drove Cruz to seek asylum in Cancun, wonder what a death threat could do. Move back to Canada perhaps.

I'm not the one suggesting that it's OK to target Cruz because he's a jerk, but I'm the one rabble-rousing? Seems to me that the rabble were roused already.

[Not Insane]

Originally Posted by finnbow

It seems to me that supporters of the Trump brand of fascism and its attendant political violence have no standing to criticize the exceedingly less frequent instances from the left. Moreover, conservative politicians openly cozy up to those on their side who support political violence (Proud Boys, 3 Percenters, sovereign citizens), whereas Democratic politicians do not. Hell, the biggest incidence of political violence in over 150 years has been called tourism and peaceful protest by the GOP.

There is no Trump brand of fascism. The things he did as president are actually quite the opposite. And it was not marked with violence. That is the tool of the democrat leadership:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1300290897922453504

[Not Insane]

Originally Posted by Chicks

This defines the Insane Clown and his ilk:

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Christian_fascism

Strong, with this one, the ad hominem is

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by whell

Show me the "right-wing" equivalent of the cancel culture. It doesn't exist. The left has weaponized rhetoric such that certain opinions are just not welcome, and people who utter those opinions are demonized and in many cases, their livelihoods are impacted.

Similarly, show me the "right-wing" equivalent of folks parading outside the homes of SCOTUS judges attempting to intimidate or influence their decisions. Protest is great, go protest outside the Supreme Court building. And, of course, it seems to be just fine with Merrick Garland and the DOJ, because...

Show me the right-wing equivalent of the attorneys general of several blue states publicly stating that they will not enforce the law, and covering themselves by twisting the definition of "prosecutorial discretion" to cover their actions.

In Garland's case, he stated that authorities would "take all appropriate actions to further enhance the security of justices and the court." I guess Garland thinks that "appropriate action" is no action, particularly if that means brooming the protestors out of the neighborhood. "Prosecutorial discretion", I guess.

Speaking of SCOTUS show me the right-wing equivalent of a US Senator standing on the steps of the Supreme Court and threatening the Justices, as Schummer did. Or a President calling the Supreme Court "extreme and dangerous" in an international press conference.

Oh we could show you but you'd with your usual verbose way dispute, disagree, say we're wrong and you were right so why bother. You may get some sort of satisfaction or amusement out of it but hey it's your thing. I guess you find enjoyment where you can.

[donquixote99]

You call that strong? One of these days, Not, one of these days....

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Not Insane

Nope. It's not simply a left/right thing. That's the point. The uniparty is about keeping the uniparty in power. To the uniparty, it's survival is a higher priority than preserving the constitutional rights of the people it claims to represent.

You're conveniently overlooking Jan. 6, an event epitomizing political survival at the expense of the Constitution.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whell

Show me the "right-wing" equivalent of the cancel culture. It doesn't exist.

Book bans by conservative legislatures and school boards are the epitome of cancel culture. DeSantis' threats to DisneyWorld and the cruise lines for having corporate policies he disagreed with are another. And, of course, the "Don't Say Gay" bill. Liberals' cancel culture is mostly silly woke bullshit (e.g., gender pronouns), whereas GOP cancel culture uses the force of law and the state. And FWIW, the whole cancel culture thing started 20 years ago when conservatives orchestrated a nationwide boycott of the Dixie Chicks for opposing Dubya's ill-fated Iraq invasion.

Similarly, show me the "right-wing" equivalent of folks parading outside the homes of SCOTUS judges attempting to intimidate or influence their decisions.

How about marching into the State House in your home state of Michigan with AR-15's to threaten the legislature.

Speaking of SCOTUS show me the right-wing equivalent of a US Senator standing on the steps of the Supreme Court and threatening the Justices, as Schummer did.

Mo Brooks, Josh Hawley and others on Jan. 6 encouraging the crowd to help Trump's coup attempt.

[Not Insane]

Originally Posted by RickeyM

Oh we could show you but you'd with your usual verbose way dispute, disagree, say we're wrong and you were right so why bother. You may get some sort of satisfaction or amusement out of it but hey it's your thing. I guess you find enjoyment where you can.

The right WANTS the left to be free to say whatever they want. It's not only entertaining, but it enables us to see where they are really coming from. It's one of those, "enough rope to hang themself" things.

But the left wants to shut up the right, because they really can't argue with those of us that know what we're talking about.

Heck, Klavan nailed it ~15 years ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70lWtz1QllQ

[Not Insane]

Originally Posted by finnbow

You're conveniently overlooking Jan. 6, an event epitomizing political survival at the expense of the Constitution.

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."