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In reply to the discussion: Constantly referring to President Obama as a "used car salesman" is expected of a RW racist. [View all]RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)Just another dog-eared page from the well-worn playbook of the Distractivists.
Anything to avoid the actual issues.
I suggest that we all sign loyalty oaths. In blood.
In the meantime, here's a convenient set of guidelines
- If you criticize the president, you are a racist
- If you criticize Hillary Clinton, you are a misogynist
- If you criticize Israeli policy on the West Bank, you are anti-Semitic
- If you criticized the illegal Iraq invasion, you were a Saddam supporter
- If you criticized the hypocrisy of the U.S. position on Crimea, you are Pooty Poot's best bud
On the other hand, if you want to criticize Edward Snowden or Glenn Greenwald, feel free. To do so is to engage in a righteous cause. That cause is distraction. Anything to shift the focus away from uncomfortable truths.
I for one am nostalgic for unrec.