Does everyone remember that old aphorism about, "When they came for the Jews... I did nothing... then they came for me"? Well, it's ironic, isn't it, that many of those same people, like Goldberg, Kristol, etc. had nothing bad to say when "they" came for the Trump supporters and Trump himself. In fact, many of them cheered and jeered when The State came for Trump personally. Bad Orange Man, they all said. And again they cheered when all those nasty, dirty "insurrectionists" of January 6 were rounded up, held without bail, deprived of legal counsel, tried in kangaroo courts and imprisoned. Now those same people are yelling bloody murder because "they" are coming for THEM! The irony fairly explodes! Why did it take so long for such people to decide tha enough was enough? It goes to show the truth of another old aphorism, the one having to do with shoes not pinching until put on the other foot. Well, as the wise old philosopher John McClane once said, "Welcome to the party, pal."
Goldberg is a fool. Commies, which is what the people are who he has helped demonize Trump and Trump supporters, will cut your throat. They are at war with the rest of us. We need to fight back. We aren’t fighting hard enough. We repeatedly send bums and patsies to Congress and then are surprised when they don’t perform. Look at Mike Johnson. “Well he’s a nice guy. They are bullying him.” Uh, what?
This isn’t the time or the place to find this out, if it’s true, which I doubt.
I don’t think most Americans secretly want to be Nazis. These protests are orchestrated, amplified, and used by a small group of powerful bad actors for propaganda and psychological purposes. At the same time if America won’t defend its borders, won’t stand up for fair elections, and tolerates the degradation of the rule of law, I seriously doubt America is going to protect its Jews. But you need to understand, they are coming for ALL of us who disagree with their Commie garbage.
Christians - you are not far behind the Jews on the target list for these creeps. It gives me no pleasure to say it, but it’s reality. The only way to stop these people is harsh punishment and banishing them from positions of power . You’re not up against Barney the Purple Dinosaur. All ideas are not created equal. If you let violent Islamists, Communists, Satanic worshippers run the country, what the hell do you expect? Trump gets it. If you hate Trump, but want to somehow magically save the country with the likes of Mike Johnson and Mitch McConnell , you are delusional. Kiss it goodbye. We have to fight. If the anti-Americanism and the anti-Semites gets worse, I’m not the only one who’s leaving the party horizontally. You shouldn’t be either. It’s our country. And there’s nowhere to go. The rest of the world is not a kinder, gentler place. Believe it or not.
Lucianne Goldberg died on October 26, 2022. The following day, October 27th, the L.com staff posted this message:
"In that part of her world this site became her home, her community, and her voice. She also wanted Lucianne.com to endure and she made arrangements that it would do so -- just as it has for the past 25 years. The same loyal staff, the same policies, and the same principles. (And before you ask, her son Jonah will not be involved. She loved her son without reservation, but they saw politics differently from time to time. So, we've worked it out. The Lucianne.com team will stay on and Jonah will stay out of it.)
What a strong clear essay on the nature of this struggle. Thank you. Podheretz was dead right. It’s the nature of evil to never give up and use any tool, however small, available to advance the effort to overcome good. Civilization has to be defended every damned day. Goldberg seems not to really believe that, despite real time evidence. It’s not an academic (or literary) exercise. He will not be one of the insiders when they are ready. They are coming for him too, and only coincidentally because he is Jewish. It will just be a handy explanation.
Great essay. Too bad Goldberg made it necessary and timely.
it looks like surber misses his old friend goldberg. i have a couple of those too. even when i was banned by lucianne.com for life i still enjoyed jonah but when he turned on trump i thought he made a mistake....a mistake many on the right have and continue to make. now comes november and it's looking grim to say the least. another fix just as in 2018, 2020 and 2022. the left are better at this game of politics than the right and that's no secret. think abortion and woke. they know how to use the carrot on a stick and they're very good at it. as an aside.....jonah is looking more like karl marx and/or frederick engels all the time.
never negotiate with tyrants. neville chamberlain showed the world the truth of that in 1938.
Great poll this morning. Never would have thought of moving Columbia to Gaza. May they at least open a branch there.
Thanks for the Alan Sherman (Copelon) reference. He was a big part of my childhood.
Thanks for the reminder that they always come for the Jews first. [After Oct 7 I heeded Prager’s plea, and put a mezuzzah (sp?- did I get enough z’s in there?) on my Goy front door.]
Thanks for the history lesson from the Civil War. I’ve anxiously awaited, for quite some time, for a research paper profiling FBI agents. Love to know how they’ve recruited to be the Gestapo they’ve become.
I like many of you, was in college in the 60's. I understand why so many kids are protesting. Also, as a young officer we trained for riot control. Wedge formation, guard stomp, ID the leaders in the back of the rioters. A small percentage of demonstrators are the leaders and provide logistics and keep the crowd growing. Those need to be identified and removed. The rest are just there for fun and for the hell of it, something exciting to do rather than study for finals. There's always something to protest but the antisemitism is a new one for the libs. It's caught many Jews off guard. The are some Jewish kids in the crowd supporting Hamas. There were Jews that supported the Holocaust too..... Go figure.
You are being too gentle with the NT entities Don but perhaps subscribe to the honey versus vinegar theory.I find it a little mystifying these protests are allowed to continue on campuses but get near shmucky"s house and arrests are the order of the day.Now the prosecution of pro-PDJT attorneys has spread to 5/6 more states in an all out lawfare war on the American people opposed to socialism.If one is a PDJT supporter they better be working and praying overtime for a MAGA 2024 victory via landslide numbers to overcome the cheat.Gaza City needs about 5/6 IVIES so send them all .Lead on Poca-Man.
I lived thru the hippie movement. They were trying to save the country, well, most were. Didn’t agree with them at the time but I understood their message. But the Hamas protests are far, far different. Either American education has reached a point where we are graduating totally ignorant people and these mush-head protestors are just completely uninformed about their message and goals, or they have completely lost their little silver-spoon entitled, Gucci shoe minds. Regardless, I wonder if any of them, even one, has incurred the wrath of their parents for their shocking ignorance and been cut off from further financial support? I guess I would feel a minuscule better about humanity if I thought at least some of the parents were not on board with it. I cannot believe we are at a place in our history where so many privileged young people are so blatantly wrong. Are their parents all-in with this anti-human and utterly disgusting display of hatred? If so then God help us.
Columbia, and all edu orgs, should lose their tax exempt status if they have less than 30% Republican professors and Trustees on their Board.
Real Diversity, like the US Congress, and inclusion, are good. It’s Equity that’s terrible, when based on taking from those who did earn it and giving to those who Didn’t Earn It.
Weak is exactly right. The Romney's, McCain's and GWB's of the pundit right. Nobody plays offense on our side. It's like trying to hold a two goal lead after the first 10 minutes of a hockey game. You're gonna lose.
When Don is on a roll it is a beautiful thing.
Does everyone remember that old aphorism about, "When they came for the Jews... I did nothing... then they came for me"? Well, it's ironic, isn't it, that many of those same people, like Goldberg, Kristol, etc. had nothing bad to say when "they" came for the Trump supporters and Trump himself. In fact, many of them cheered and jeered when The State came for Trump personally. Bad Orange Man, they all said. And again they cheered when all those nasty, dirty "insurrectionists" of January 6 were rounded up, held without bail, deprived of legal counsel, tried in kangaroo courts and imprisoned. Now those same people are yelling bloody murder because "they" are coming for THEM! The irony fairly explodes! Why did it take so long for such people to decide tha enough was enough? It goes to show the truth of another old aphorism, the one having to do with shoes not pinching until put on the other foot. Well, as the wise old philosopher John McClane once said, "Welcome to the party, pal."
Bulvan is one Yiddish word.
Schmuck is another.
Jonah Goldberg is the latter.
Goldberg is a fool. Commies, which is what the people are who he has helped demonize Trump and Trump supporters, will cut your throat. They are at war with the rest of us. We need to fight back. We aren’t fighting hard enough. We repeatedly send bums and patsies to Congress and then are surprised when they don’t perform. Look at Mike Johnson. “Well he’s a nice guy. They are bullying him.” Uh, what?
This isn’t the time or the place to find this out, if it’s true, which I doubt.
I don’t think most Americans secretly want to be Nazis. These protests are orchestrated, amplified, and used by a small group of powerful bad actors for propaganda and psychological purposes. At the same time if America won’t defend its borders, won’t stand up for fair elections, and tolerates the degradation of the rule of law, I seriously doubt America is going to protect its Jews. But you need to understand, they are coming for ALL of us who disagree with their Commie garbage.
Christians - you are not far behind the Jews on the target list for these creeps. It gives me no pleasure to say it, but it’s reality. The only way to stop these people is harsh punishment and banishing them from positions of power . You’re not up against Barney the Purple Dinosaur. All ideas are not created equal. If you let violent Islamists, Communists, Satanic worshippers run the country, what the hell do you expect? Trump gets it. If you hate Trump, but want to somehow magically save the country with the likes of Mike Johnson and Mitch McConnell , you are delusional. Kiss it goodbye. We have to fight. If the anti-Americanism and the anti-Semites gets worse, I’m not the only one who’s leaving the party horizontally. You shouldn’t be either. It’s our country. And there’s nowhere to go. The rest of the world is not a kinder, gentler place. Believe it or not.
Excellent column.
Lucianne Goldberg died on October 26, 2022. The following day, October 27th, the L.com staff posted this message:
"In that part of her world this site became her home, her community, and her voice. She also wanted Lucianne.com to endure and she made arrangements that it would do so -- just as it has for the past 25 years. The same loyal staff, the same policies, and the same principles. (And before you ask, her son Jonah will not be involved. She loved her son without reservation, but they saw politics differently from time to time. So, we've worked it out. The Lucianne.com team will stay on and Jonah will stay out of it.)
Leave them to enjoy their bigotry and hate together, best in kind contribution to Trump, Republicans, and undecided voters ever.
Follow the money.
These “protesters “ are funded by someone or something.
Find out who is footing the bill. Go after that entity.
My hunch it is some George Soros operation. Deport that guy!
Aah haha!! My family played his record til it was worn out, and we kids would sing this song at the top of our lungs!
Thanks for the memory!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4yFTOvO0utY
"Liberal Fascism" was an outstanding essay. And now he is on CNN. Fitting.
Trump simply DID what the neo-liberal 'republicans' campaigned on for 35 years but didn't implement.
What a strong clear essay on the nature of this struggle. Thank you. Podheretz was dead right. It’s the nature of evil to never give up and use any tool, however small, available to advance the effort to overcome good. Civilization has to be defended every damned day. Goldberg seems not to really believe that, despite real time evidence. It’s not an academic (or literary) exercise. He will not be one of the insiders when they are ready. They are coming for him too, and only coincidentally because he is Jewish. It will just be a handy explanation.
Great essay. Too bad Goldberg made it necessary and timely.
it looks like surber misses his old friend goldberg. i have a couple of those too. even when i was banned by lucianne.com for life i still enjoyed jonah but when he turned on trump i thought he made a mistake....a mistake many on the right have and continue to make. now comes november and it's looking grim to say the least. another fix just as in 2018, 2020 and 2022. the left are better at this game of politics than the right and that's no secret. think abortion and woke. they know how to use the carrot on a stick and they're very good at it. as an aside.....jonah is looking more like karl marx and/or frederick engels all the time.
never negotiate with tyrants. neville chamberlain showed the world the truth of that in 1938.
Great poll this morning. Never would have thought of moving Columbia to Gaza. May they at least open a branch there.
Thanks for the Alan Sherman (Copelon) reference. He was a big part of my childhood.
Thanks for the reminder that they always come for the Jews first. [After Oct 7 I heeded Prager’s plea, and put a mezuzzah (sp?- did I get enough z’s in there?) on my Goy front door.]
Thanks for the history lesson from the Civil War. I’ve anxiously awaited, for quite some time, for a research paper profiling FBI agents. Love to know how they’ve recruited to be the Gestapo they’ve become.
I like many of you, was in college in the 60's. I understand why so many kids are protesting. Also, as a young officer we trained for riot control. Wedge formation, guard stomp, ID the leaders in the back of the rioters. A small percentage of demonstrators are the leaders and provide logistics and keep the crowd growing. Those need to be identified and removed. The rest are just there for fun and for the hell of it, something exciting to do rather than study for finals. There's always something to protest but the antisemitism is a new one for the libs. It's caught many Jews off guard. The are some Jewish kids in the crowd supporting Hamas. There were Jews that supported the Holocaust too..... Go figure.
You are being too gentle with the NT entities Don but perhaps subscribe to the honey versus vinegar theory.I find it a little mystifying these protests are allowed to continue on campuses but get near shmucky"s house and arrests are the order of the day.Now the prosecution of pro-PDJT attorneys has spread to 5/6 more states in an all out lawfare war on the American people opposed to socialism.If one is a PDJT supporter they better be working and praying overtime for a MAGA 2024 victory via landslide numbers to overcome the cheat.Gaza City needs about 5/6 IVIES so send them all .Lead on Poca-Man.
I lived thru the hippie movement. They were trying to save the country, well, most were. Didn’t agree with them at the time but I understood their message. But the Hamas protests are far, far different. Either American education has reached a point where we are graduating totally ignorant people and these mush-head protestors are just completely uninformed about their message and goals, or they have completely lost their little silver-spoon entitled, Gucci shoe minds. Regardless, I wonder if any of them, even one, has incurred the wrath of their parents for their shocking ignorance and been cut off from further financial support? I guess I would feel a minuscule better about humanity if I thought at least some of the parents were not on board with it. I cannot believe we are at a place in our history where so many privileged young people are so blatantly wrong. Are their parents all-in with this anti-human and utterly disgusting display of hatred? If so then God help us.
Columbia, and all edu orgs, should lose their tax exempt status if they have less than 30% Republican professors and Trustees on their Board.
Real Diversity, like the US Congress, and inclusion, are good. It’s Equity that’s terrible, when based on taking from those who did earn it and giving to those who Didn’t Earn It.
Weak is exactly right. The Romney's, McCain's and GWB's of the pundit right. Nobody plays offense on our side. It's like trying to hold a two goal lead after the first 10 minutes of a hockey game. You're gonna lose.