The parallels to the rise of Nazism have repeatedly been drawn in the past few years, most eloquently by HCR tonight; will anyone listen, before it's too late?
The parallels to the rise of Nazism have repeatedly been drawn in the past few years, most eloquently by HCR tonight; will anyone listen, before it's too late?
I love your concern and commitment but keep in mind that the number of readers here measures in the hundreds of thousands at most and mostly in states that are not swing states. In an electorate of 200 million people it is a pittance. That is why I have been struggling to fight the sentiment here that we should avoid the main stream media. We NEED the mainstream media as a strong ally and ignoring them will not make that a reality. Mark my words.
Agreed. Well stated, Jon. Ms Thompson was a high-profile member of mainstream media. My hope is that members of the mainstream media read Dr Cox Richardson. Would it not be great were the good professor to appear of Colbert or Jimmy Kimmel? That would get her words out there.
P.S., Important essay by Joyce Vance; tucked inside it is an arresting and inspiring profile of courage. Such normally unseen displays of principle over preference -- of the means sullying or ennobling the ends -- need more air-time. https://joycevance.substack.com/p/first-amendment-rights-for-everyone
Sheer nonsense. If you truly believe that you are in a fantasy world. Some of the MSM are not our friends but to say categorically that the entire universe of MSM is authoritarian is just to demonstrate your ignorance.
I donтАЩt think the media outlets as a whole are authoritarian, but they are ignoring things that they shouldnтАЩt for ratings. My biggest problems with them are their ignoring TrumpтАЩs increasingly erratic behavior, bloodthirsty statements, the false equivalence between the policies of the parties, and their treating political campaigns as a horse race while ignoring the policy differences and TrumpтАЩs dangerous policies.
On this substack we don't generally talk to one another in this manner as you just have. We don't generally call one another ignorant ( even if we briefly think someone's thinking is off for a moment). I truly hope this substack does not become an ugly place in a world of other ugly places. Civil discourse is important and has thrived here.
There are several provocateurs here that come across as harsher than many of the other commenters. There are a handful that I completely ignore, and frequently just scroll past their comments, and one or two that I read. By and large this is a civil group, which is why I like it here.
HCR has a million followers who read her Letters to an American. I first found her on FB in 2020-2021. I later found her on here, where I'd come to read Dan Rather's column.
This evening, Dr Cox Richardson hit a grand-slam. Nazism or its 'American Cousin' today would be an acquired taste. Oh that this brilliant essay were read by 15% of the adult population or by a third of the grown-up women. ЁЯЩП
He triggered my fears back with the BS about ObamaтАЩs birth. Then I have watched as our institutions have bent and weaved to excuse and rationalize. The SC has given credence to BS on every level that still shocks me to my bones. The election seems anticlimactic in a way. I hope IтАЩm wrong.
he triggered my fears the moment he was putting in Temporary members if Cabinet...didn't require any Senate approval, and when Paul Ryan gave him passes when he violated the Emoluments clause. The writing was on the wall..the GOP want him in as an autocrat ,create an oligarchy, kleptocracy
P.S., Important essay by Joyce Vance; tucked inside it is an arresting and inspiring profile of courage. Such normally unseen displays of principle over preference -- of the means sullying or ennobling the ends -- need more air-time. https://joycevance.substack.com/p/first-amendment-rights-for-everyone
Thanks to Faux News and the rest of the MSM that has fallen into line. Why? Because the media is owned by the wanna be fascists who all see a future F├╝hrer Vance. He has been groomed in a very short time and is pure evil.
JustRaven, this тАЬtuneтАЭ has been blaring loudly for several years now, but methinks for so many folks it has now been relegated to тАЬelevator musicтАЭ and they no longer pay attention or тАЬhearтАЭ it. Makes me mad/sad and increases my resolve to push back. Just last week a friend gave me a тАЬstop project 2025тАЭ button as we walked into a restaurant to meet a group for lunchтАжshe said to me тАЬyou tried to tell us all about this and warn us over a year ago and we didnтАЩt listenтАж.we are listening now.тАЭ I keep banging that drum to whomever will listenтАж.some take the time to do so, others not so much. I donтАЩt want to preach, but do want to informтАФlolтАж.reminds me of the last two folks I shared this info withтАжthey were the Watchtower-pamphlet folks who came to my door; I encouraged them to research it at non-partisan sites & not just take my word for it. [I usually have engaging conversations with these folksтАжitтАЩs always interesting to me, a religious тАЬnoneтАЭ.]
Barbara, I am glad you had success with your friend. The only thing that my retired work cohort says to my warnings about Project 2025 is "He disavowed it; don't worry" which is utter garbage.
Unfortunately I feel that I'm preaching to the choir. The others who end up being MAGA supporters don't listen. They are too entrenched. I've yet to find someone on the fence. Glad you were able to.
Shellee, itтАЩs not that I changed anyoneтАЩs mindтАФthey are all pretty center or center-left politically (тАШcept one & we donтАЩt discuss politics)тАФbut they just werenтАЩt paying attentionтАж.all I did was to encourage them to look into it. Glad the MSM (largely cable news such as MSNBC) is finally starting to cover it & sound the alarm.
The parallels to the rise of Nazism have repeatedly been drawn in the past few years, most eloquently by HCR tonight; will anyone listen, before it's too late?
We are listening and HCR has an ever expanding group of readers.
I love your concern and commitment but keep in mind that the number of readers here measures in the hundreds of thousands at most and mostly in states that are not swing states. In an electorate of 200 million people it is a pittance. That is why I have been struggling to fight the sentiment here that we should avoid the main stream media. We NEED the mainstream media as a strong ally and ignoring them will not make that a reality. Mark my words.
Agreed. Well stated, Jon. Ms Thompson was a high-profile member of mainstream media. My hope is that members of the mainstream media read Dr Cox Richardson. Would it not be great were the good professor to appear of Colbert or Jimmy Kimmel? That would get her words out there.
P.S., Important essay by Joyce Vance; tucked inside it is an arresting and inspiring profile of courage. Such normally unseen displays of principle over preference -- of the means sullying or ennobling the ends -- need more air-time. https://joycevance.substack.com/p/first-amendment-rights-for-everyone
And you HCR readers post great reflections and original contributions. Reading the Comments is essential after reading HCR.
A pittance, so true. We scream in the void. Money is a steamroller. And Rupert, now aided by the worldтАЩs richest man, and other cretins, rolls on.
The mainstream media is already aligned with authoritarianism.
Sheer nonsense. If you truly believe that you are in a fantasy world. Some of the MSM are not our friends but to say categorically that the entire universe of MSM is authoritarian is just to demonstrate your ignorance.
I donтАЩt think the media outlets as a whole are authoritarian, but they are ignoring things that they shouldnтАЩt for ratings. My biggest problems with them are their ignoring TrumpтАЩs increasingly erratic behavior, bloodthirsty statements, the false equivalence between the policies of the parties, and their treating political campaigns as a horse race while ignoring the policy differences and TrumpтАЩs dangerous policies.
On this substack we don't generally talk to one another in this manner as you just have. We don't generally call one another ignorant ( even if we briefly think someone's thinking is off for a moment). I truly hope this substack does not become an ugly place in a world of other ugly places. Civil discourse is important and has thrived here.
There are several provocateurs here that come across as harsher than many of the other commenters. There are a handful that I completely ignore, and frequently just scroll past their comments, and one or two that I read. By and large this is a civil group, which is why I like it here.
And they are not interested. Dare they lower themselves!
HCR has a million followers who read her Letters to an American. I first found her on FB in 2020-2021. I later found her on here, where I'd come to read Dan Rather's column.
This evening, Dr Cox Richardson hit a grand-slam. Nazism or its 'American Cousin' today would be an acquired taste. Oh that this brilliant essay were read by 15% of the adult population or by a third of the grown-up women. ЁЯЩП
https://nedmcdletters.blogspot.com/2016/05/letter-116-b-getting-historical.html
He triggered my fears back with the BS about ObamaтАЩs birth. Then I have watched as our institutions have bent and weaved to excuse and rationalize. The SC has given credence to BS on every level that still shocks me to my bones. The election seems anticlimactic in a way. I hope IтАЩm wrong.
Well said JDinTX. I appreciate your perspective here; it does indeed shock me to my core what $COTUS has done.
Hear, here!
he triggered my fears the moment he was putting in Temporary members if Cabinet...didn't require any Senate approval, and when Paul Ryan gave him passes when he violated the Emoluments clause. The writing was on the wall..the GOP want him in as an autocrat ,create an oligarchy, kleptocracy
Doreen, I remember Dr Cox Richardson making power unaccountable through unconsented cabinet appointments. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nedmcdonnell3rd_is-the-us-republican-party-the-gop-activity-6455538207026085888-ALgg (from eight years ago)
Me too.
Very powerful observation, there, J.D. Thank you 'muchly'.
P.S., Important essay by Joyce Vance; tucked inside it is an arresting and inspiring profile of courage. Such normally unseen displays of principle over preference -- of the means sullying or ennobling the ends -- need more air-time. https://joycevance.substack.com/p/first-amendment-rights-for-everyone
Thanks for that link! Well said.
Step by step into the darkness.
Thanks to Faux News and the rest of the MSM that has fallen into line. Why? Because the media is owned by the wanna be fascists who all see a future F├╝hrer Vance. He has been groomed in a very short time and is pure evil.
JustRaven, this тАЬtuneтАЭ has been blaring loudly for several years now, but methinks for so many folks it has now been relegated to тАЬelevator musicтАЭ and they no longer pay attention or тАЬhearтАЭ it. Makes me mad/sad and increases my resolve to push back. Just last week a friend gave me a тАЬstop project 2025тАЭ button as we walked into a restaurant to meet a group for lunchтАжshe said to me тАЬyou tried to tell us all about this and warn us over a year ago and we didnтАЩt listenтАж.we are listening now.тАЭ I keep banging that drum to whomever will listenтАж.some take the time to do so, others not so much. I donтАЩt want to preach, but do want to informтАФlolтАж.reminds me of the last two folks I shared this info withтАжthey were the Watchtower-pamphlet folks who came to my door; I encouraged them to research it at non-partisan sites & not just take my word for it. [I usually have engaging conversations with these folksтАжitтАЩs always interesting to me, a religious тАЬnoneтАЭ.]
Barbara, I am glad you had success with your friend. The only thing that my retired work cohort says to my warnings about Project 2025 is "He disavowed it; don't worry" which is utter garbage.
Unfortunately I feel that I'm preaching to the choir. The others who end up being MAGA supporters don't listen. They are too entrenched. I've yet to find someone on the fence. Glad you were able to.
Shellee, itтАЩs not that I changed anyoneтАЩs mindтАФthey are all pretty center or center-left politically (тАШcept one & we donтАЩt discuss politics)тАФbut they just werenтАЩt paying attentionтАж.all I did was to encourage them to look into it. Glad the MSM (largely cable news such as MSNBC) is finally starting to cover it & sound the alarm.
The ones we are desperate to touch with the truth ЁЯСН
IтАЩve read and listened to the ProfessorтАЩs Letter last night over and over today. He dismantled their constitution in 3 months. 3 months.
People are listening but will enough of us act before it's too late?