The failures and pathology of leftism are on display across America

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The failures and pathology of leftism are on display across America

24 Sep 2023 ~~ By Andrea Widberg

Sometimes, things come together in a way that’s striking enough to merit comment. For me, the combination has been a journey through the Midwest, combined with a Christopher Rufo video about how our society has become deeply, dangerously pathologized.
So, first, the journey through the Midwest. For family reasons, I’ve spent a fair amount of time driving through the Midwest and staying either in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, or around Madison, Wisconsin. Both of course, are quintessentially upper Midwestern cities. They’re in the heart of the region that leftists now speak of derogatorily as “the flyover states.” But once, they were called the “heartland” because they embodied true American qualities.
And once upon a time, they did embody true American qualities. Back in the day, the government promised people that, if they could clear the land and make it usable, they could have the land. On the one hand, it was a giveaway but, on the other hand, there was nothing “free” about it. Instead, it was payment for painful, backbreaking, heartbreaking services rendered.
~Snip~
Now, though, when you get to the Midwest’s big cities, what you see is a new level of degradation that didn’t exist just a decade ago when I first started traveling there.
~Snip~
The first thing is leftist drug policies. These are a package of policies: changing drug laws, loosening enforcement, and opening the southern border. In formerly law-abiding cities, you see a level of human decay that’s gotten worse every time we travel through those cities. More people who are obviously in thrall to addiction dot the urban landscape.
~Snip~
The second factor in the Midwest’s decline is the BLM/Antifa riots that tore apart America—and that started in Minneapolis itself with George Floyd’s drug-related death while in police custody. I used to visit Minneapolis/St. Paul frequently before the riots and was invariably impressed by what a lovely duo of cities it was—well-ordered, beautiful, and safe. Now, though, the young people I knew who lived there are leaving because it’s too dangerous.
~Snip~





Commentary:
Yet, Democrat Socialist of America a cover for the CPUSA will tells us this is all a lie and it`s those MAGA`s that are at fault.
Democrats fail to point out that they've been at attacking our society and government for more than 150 years..
 
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The failures and pathology of leftism are on display across America

24 Sep 2023 ~~ By Andrea Widberg

Sometimes, things come together in a way that’s striking enough to merit comment. For me, the combination has been a journey through the Midwest, combined with a Christopher Rufo video about how our society has become deeply, dangerously pathologized.
So, first, the journey through the Midwest. For family reasons, I’ve spent a fair amount of time driving through the Midwest and staying either in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, or around Madison, Wisconsin. Both of course, are quintessentially upper Midwestern cities. They’re in the heart of the region that leftists now speak of derogatorily as “the flyover states.” But once, they were called the “heartland” because they embodied true American qualities.
And once upon a time, they did embody true American qualities. Back in the day, the government promised people that, if they could clear the land and make it usable, they could have the land. On the one hand, it was a giveaway but, on the other hand, there was nothing “free” about it. Instead, it was payment for painful, backbreaking, heartbreaking services rendered.
~Snip~
Now, though, when you get to the Midwest’s big cities, what you see is a new level of degradation that didn’t exist just a decade ago when I first started traveling there.
~Snip~
The first thing is leftist drug policies. These are a package of policies: changing drug laws, loosening enforcement, and opening the southern border. In formerly law-abiding cities, you see a level of human decay that’s gotten worse every time we travel through those cities. More people who are obviously in thrall to addiction dot the urban landscape.
~Snip~
The second factor in the Midwest’s decline is the BLM/Antifa riots that tore apart America—and that started in Minneapolis itself with George Floyd’s drug-related death while in police custody. I used to visit Minneapolis/St. Paul frequently before the riots and was invariably impressed by what a lovely duo of cities it was—well-ordered, beautiful, and safe. Now, though, the young people I knew who lived there are leaving because it’s too dangerous.
~Snip~





Commentary:
Yet, Democrat Socialist of America a cover for the CPUSA will tells us this is all a lie and it`s those MAGA`s that are at fault.
Democrats fail to point out that they've been at attacking our society and government for more than 150 years..

It might have something to do with the giveaway to the rich GOP policies of the last 40 years that has given us the worst inequality upward mobility poverty and homelessness ever anywhere in the modern world by far. Great job!
 

The failures and pathology of leftism are on display across America

24 Sep 2023 ~~ By Andrea Widberg

Sometimes, things come together in a way that’s striking enough to merit comment. For me, the combination has been a journey through the Midwest, combined with a Christopher Rufo video about how our society has become deeply, dangerously pathologized.
So, first, the journey through the Midwest. For family reasons, I’ve spent a fair amount of time driving through the Midwest and staying either in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, or around Madison, Wisconsin. Both of course, are quintessentially upper Midwestern cities. They’re in the heart of the region that leftists now speak of derogatorily as “the flyover states.” But once, they were called the “heartland” because they embodied true American qualities.
And once upon a time, they did embody true American qualities. Back in the day, the government promised people that, if they could clear the land and make it usable, they could have the land. On the one hand, it was a giveaway but, on the other hand, there was nothing “free” about it. Instead, it was payment for painful, backbreaking, heartbreaking services rendered.
~Snip~
Now, though, when you get to the Midwest’s big cities, what you see is a new level of degradation that didn’t exist just a decade ago when I first started traveling there.
~Snip~
The first thing is leftist drug policies. These are a package of policies: changing drug laws, loosening enforcement, and opening the southern border. In formerly law-abiding cities, you see a level of human decay that’s gotten worse every time we travel through those cities. More people who are obviously in thrall to addiction dot the urban landscape.
~Snip~
The second factor in the Midwest’s decline is the BLM/Antifa riots that tore apart America—and that started in Minneapolis itself with George Floyd’s drug-related death while in police custody. I used to visit Minneapolis/St. Paul frequently before the riots and was invariably impressed by what a lovely duo of cities it was—well-ordered, beautiful, and safe. Now, though, the young people I knew who lived there are leaving because it’s too dangerous.
~Snip~





Commentary:
Yet, Democrat Socialist of America a cover for the CPUSA will tells us this is all a lie and it`s those MAGA`s that are at fault.
Democrats fail to point out that they've been at attacking our society and government for more than 150 years..


How many posts are there on here that are literally "it's the other side's fault".

And does anyone think this is good politics?
 
Where on the right does this narcissistic, deranged, emotionally incontinent behavior manifest itself?
The monument surrounds you, though you're an unusually mindful conservative poster here.
 
It might have something to do with the giveaway to the rich GOP policies of the last 40 years that has given us the worst inequality upward mobility poverty and homelessness ever anywhere in the modern world by far. Great job!
oh please. LOLOL
 
The monument surrounds you, though you're an unusually mindful conservative poster here.
Really?

While I can see the Trumpsers as rather nutty and mostly untethered to any real core guiding principle, the sort of professorial moral preening/bullying, insane shrieking, and literally murderous mob violence are nowhere to be found.

Tell me where that's wrong.
 

The failures and pathology of leftism are on display across America

24 Sep 2023 ~~ By Andrea Widberg

Sometimes, things come together in a way that’s striking enough to merit comment. For me, the combination has been a journey through the Midwest, combined with a Christopher Rufo video about how our society has become deeply, dangerously pathologized.
So, first, the journey through the Midwest. For family reasons, I’ve spent a fair amount of time driving through the Midwest and staying either in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, or around Madison, Wisconsin. Both of course, are quintessentially upper Midwestern cities. They’re in the heart of the region that leftists now speak of derogatorily as “the flyover states.” But once, they were called the “heartland” because they embodied true American qualities.
And once upon a time, they did embody true American qualities. Back in the day, the government promised people that, if they could clear the land and make it usable, they could have the land. On the one hand, it was a giveaway but, on the other hand, there was nothing “free” about it. Instead, it was payment for painful, backbreaking, heartbreaking services rendered.
~Snip~
Now, though, when you get to the Midwest’s big cities, what you see is a new level of degradation that didn’t exist just a decade ago when I first started traveling there.
~Snip~
The first thing is leftist drug policies. These are a package of policies: changing drug laws, loosening enforcement, and opening the southern border. In formerly law-abiding cities, you see a level of human decay that’s gotten worse every time we travel through those cities. More people who are obviously in thrall to addiction dot the urban landscape.
~Snip~
The second factor in the Midwest’s decline is the BLM/Antifa riots that tore apart America—and that started in Minneapolis itself with George Floyd’s drug-related death while in police custody. I used to visit Minneapolis/St. Paul frequently before the riots and was invariably impressed by what a lovely duo of cities it was—well-ordered, beautiful, and safe. Now, though, the young people I knew who lived there are leaving because it’s too dangerous.
~Snip~





Commentary:
Yet, Democrat Socialist of America a cover for the CPUSA will tells us this is all a lie and it`s those MAGA`s that are at fault.
Democrats fail to point out that they've been at attacking our society and government for more than 150 years..

In the US, it can be used as an insult to talk about states that people prefer to fly over to reach the bright lights of New York City or Los Angeles. The phrase flyover country was first recorded in the dictionary in 1980, so it's a fairly recent term for what people also call Middle America or the heartland.Nov 10, 2022

What is a flyover state (and are they really so boring)? - Lingoda​

 
In a failing society, Musk's CBD gummies are simply a delirious variation on religious technique. Buddhism also prefers tranquilization (samatha).
 
How many posts are there on here that are literally "it's the other side's fault".

And does anyone think this is good politics?
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Not enough! Definitely good politics to expose social ideological pathologies.
It serves as a warning to the sane.
 
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Not enough! Definitely good politics to expose social ideological pathologies

But you're not exposing anything other than "it's their fault". Which is what little kids shout when they get angry and can't focus on what they actually want to say, they're just getting emotional and angry.
 
Really?

While I can see the Trumpsers as rather nutty and mostly untethered to any real core guiding principle, the sort of professorial moral preening/bullying, insane shrieking, and literally murderous mob violence are nowhere to be found.

Tell me where that's wrong.
Here's my rundown:
professorial moral preening/bullying
Even on both sides, and conservatives are ramping up even more.
insane shrieking
See above.
literally murderous mob violence
Liberals ahead for now, but when Trump loses next year & the Democrats retake the House, I think conservatives will pull even - or surpass - as well.

Sad state of affairs; no adults to be found.

At least not in the crazy game.
 
But you're not exposing anything other than "it's their fault". Which is what little kids shout when they get angry and can't focus on what they actually want to say, they're just getting emotional and angry.
The USA in 2023.

And beyond.

:(
 
Liberals ahead for now, but when Trump loses next year & the Democrats retake the House, I think conservatives will pull even - or surpass - as well.
"Liberals" (there's nothing liberal about them) ahead for now?....That's it?

What you think may happen still doesn't change that there's none of the sheer lunacy on the right, that is now standard fare with the loony left.
 

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