Steve Bannon nails it -- twice in a row

[Mac1958]

Yeah, the title was not particularly easy for me to type. Anyway, in trying to gain a better personal understanding of the perceptions and opinions of others (yes, many of us do that pretty regularly), I'm watching a 2.5 hour interview with Steve Bannon, recorded in 2019.

Early on (VERY early on), he makes two very important points:

1. I've seen MANY people here, usually of one particular political persuasion, contend that the 2008 Meltdown was not that big a deal. Bannon, formerly of Goldman Sachs, does a good, quick, off-the-cuff job of describing how and why we literally came hours from total economic global catastrophe. Businesses around the country were about to run out of cash. Very few people know this story: At 6:42-9:52

2. Then, the next thing he talks about populism and its danger (although I doubt he meant to put it quite in this way): at 10:26, he says "every financial crisis, I think, in at least modern history, is always followed by some kind of populism. Now, sometime that devolves into fascism..."

This is out of Bannon's own mouth. I'm not making a prediction, I'm just pointing out that we need to proceed with care and thought and intelligence, and not a caveman, break-it-all approach. And that's my concern with this mess. That's one of my primary worries about Trumpism.

Link: Steve Bannon Interview

 

[JGalt]

Yeah, the title was not particularly easy for me to type. Anyway, in trying to gain a better personal understanding of the perceptions and opinions of others (yes, many of us do that pretty regularly), I'm watching a 2.5 hour interview with Steve Bannon, recorded in 2019.

Early on (VERY early on), he makes two very important points:

1. I've seen MANY people here, usually of one particular political persuasion, contend that the 2008 Meltdown was not that big a deal. Bannon, formerly of Goldman Sachs, does a good, quick, off-the-cuff job of describing how and why we literally came hours from total economic global catastrophe. Businesses around the country were about to run out of cash. Very few people know this story: At 6:42-9:52

2. Then, the next thing he talks about populism and its danger (although I doubt he meant to put it quite in this way): at 10:26, he says "every financial crisis, I think, in at least modern history, is always followed by some kind of populism. Now, sometime that devolves into fascism..."

This is out of Bannon's own mouth. I'm not making a prediction, I'm just pointing out that we need to proceed with care and thought and intelligence, and not a caveman, break-it-all approach. And that's my concern with this mess. That's one of my primary worries about Trumpism.

Link: Steve Bannon Interview

You still lost. This changes nothing.

 

[Mac1958]

Another thing that really strikes me about this interview is how calm and civil and reasonable and articulate he can be when talking to the general public.

When he's talking to "the base", he's Fire & Brimstone and WE'RE AT WAR. He's hyper-aggressive and angry, presumably to match what works with his audience.

The takeaway? This message can be delivered the right way. And we're seeing the exact opposite play out. Why is that? Why does it have to be that way?

 

[JGalt]

The two most fascist Presidents we've had in the 21st century have been Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

The financial crisis from the GW Bush era was followed by the populism of Barack Obama, who Thomas Sowell defines as a fascist.

 

[The Duke]

Yeah, the title was not particularly easy for me to type. Anyway, in trying to gain a better personal understanding of the perceptions and opinions of others (yes, many of us do that pretty regularly), I'm watching a 2.5 hour interview with Steve Bannon, recorded in 2019.

Early on (VERY early on), he makes two very important points:

1. I've seen MANY people here, usually of one particular political persuasion, contend that the 2008 Meltdown was not that big a deal. Bannon, formerly of Goldman Sachs, does a good, quick, off-the-cuff job of describing how and why we literally came hours from total economic global catastrophe. Businesses around the country were about to run out of cash. Very few people know this story: At 6:42-9:52

2. Then, the next thing he talks about populism and its danger (although I doubt he meant to put it quite in this way): at 10:26, he says "every financial crisis, I think, in at least modern history, is always followed by some kind of populism. Now, sometime that devolves into fascism..."

This is out of Bannon's own mouth. I'm not making a prediction, I'm just pointing out that we need to proceed with care and thought and intelligence, and not a caveman, break-it-all approach. And that's my concern with this mess. That's one of my primary worries about Trumpism.

Link: Steve Bannon Interview

Orange-a-lini is coming for your dissenting ass, Mac!

 

[Lisa558]

Another thing that really strikes me about this interview is how calm and civil and reasonable and articulate he can be when talking to the general public.

When he's talking to "the base", he's Fire & Brimstone and WE'RE AT WAR. He's hyper-aggressive and angry, presumably to match what works with his audience.

The takeaway? This message can be delivered the right way. And we're seeing the exact opposite play out. Why is that? Why does it have to be that way?

You prefer the manner in which Kamala compared Trump to Hitler?

 

[Mac1958]

The takeaway? This message can be delivered the right way. And we're seeing the exact opposite play out. Why is that? Why does it have to be that way?

You prefer the manner in which Kamala compared Trump to Hitler?

Why does everything have to be only one or the other with you people?

Never mind. I know why.

 

[Mac1958]

The base likes it loud, aggressive, simple, hyperbolic, pugilistic.

It appears to be the only thing they understand.

Bannon knows this. He proves it when he talks to normal adults.

 

[Votto]

Yeah, the title was not particularly easy for me to type. Anyway, in trying to gain a better personal understanding of the perceptions and opinions of others (yes, many of us do that pretty regularly), I'm watching a 2.5 hour interview with Steve Bannon, recorded in 2019.

Early on (VERY early on), he makes two very important points:

1. I've seen MANY people here, usually of one particular political persuasion, contend that the 2008 Meltdown was not that big a deal. Bannon, formerly of Goldman Sachs, does a good, quick, off-the-cuff job of describing how and why we literally came hours from total economic global catastrophe. Businesses around the country were about to run out of cash. Very few people know this story: At 6:42-9:52

2. Then, the next thing he talks about populism and its danger (although I doubt he meant to put it quite in this way): at 10:26, he says "every financial crisis, I think, in at least modern history, is always followed by some kind of populism. Now, sometime that devolves into fascism..."

This is out of Bannon's own mouth. I'm not making a prediction, I'm just pointing out that we need to proceed with care and thought and intelligence, and not a caveman, break-it-all approach. And that's my concern with this mess. That's one of my primary worries about Trumpism.

Link: Steve Bannon Interview

 

[Lisa558]

Why does everything have to be only one or the other with you people?

Never mind. I know why.

When have you EVER taken other than the Democrat side?

And why don’t you answer my question: Did you prefer the manner in which Kamala compared Trump to Hitler?

 

[Votto]

 

[Lisa558]

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So are you saying Obama, who was the beginning of the self-imposed destruction of America - oops, “transformation” - in which he began his presidency apologizing for our country is a Trojan Horse?

If so, who do you think was running him?

 

[Lisa558]

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….Like using COVID to scare everyone away from the polls and carry out a massive mail-in ballot steal.

 

[Mac1958]

When have you EVER taken other than the Democrat side?

And why don’t you answer my question: Did you prefer the manner in which Kamala compared Trump to Hitler?

His own Chief of Staff did.

His own INCOMING VICE PRESIDENT did.

RFK JR. did.

But you ignore that. Of course.

Your attempts at deflection will not work with me. Sorry.

 

[Mac1958]

They sure don't like the OP. Too bad. I didn't say that stuff, Bannon did.

 

[Lisa558]

His own Chief of Staff did.

His own INCOMING VICE PRESIDENT did.

RFK JR. did.

But you ignore that. Of course.

Your attempts at deflection will not work with me. Sorry.

Your hypocrisy and one-sided bias will not go unreported.

You are more critical of the manner in which someone speaks than the content of what they say. So, again, I ask:

Do you prefer Kamal’s tone when she compared Trump yo Hitler than the way Bannon delivers his message?

 

[Votto]

So are you saying Obama, who was the beginning of the self-imposed destruction of America - oops, “transformation” - in which he began his presidency apologizing for our country is a Trojan Horse?

If so, who do you think was running him?

Dunno. All I know is that collectivists like Obama either have to take advantage of a crisis or create one, so they can enact change they ordinarily could not.

After all, people basically just want to be left the hell alone so they can live their lives in peace and detest change of any kind. You then have to make them want change in order to hold their support when you go to enact all the changes YOU want done.

 

[wamose]

I don't think America first populism causes fascism. I think government intrusion causes fascism. Climate change, speech control, the degeneration of the family and religion, DEI, CRT, defunding police, confiscating guns, globalism, controlling media and education, open border chaos and the welfare state are some of the ways government has attempted to dominate Americans and take their free will away. Democrats love dominating people. That's what fascists do. MAGA

 

[Mac1958]

Your hypocrisy and one-sided bias will not go unreported.

Outstanding.

 

[Votto]

….Like using COVID to scare everyone away from the polls and carry out a massive mail-in ballot steal.

Any crisis you see coming round the corner, grab your buttocks because you are about to get violated in some form or fashion.