jakelafort wrote:
ask him to justify his framing of almost every issue through the narcisstic lens of Trump. How is it that the president of the USA subordinates the interests of the people he is representing as the ultimate public servant to his own interests?

If you did that, he would ruin you, and possibly have you shot, lol.  Is anyone still…[Read more]

Pope,

I like how that guy in the vid rhymes Trump and chump.

It is also kind of amusing he sees Trump as the most imbecilic and narcissistic and yet he says he is gonna die soon and have to answer to his maker. hahaha

Ya know it has occurred to me over and over that not one reporter who questions Trump has the gumption to ask him to justify…[Read more]

Enco,

Who is Auerbach? You are not talking about Red are ya? The all time great basketball coach of the Boston Celtics who would light a stogie during game when the issue was decided or a foregone conclusion. Would also take out his buddies weekly to his favorite Chinese restaurant where he held court and entertained his guests.

I doubt that is…[Read more]

WHOA! This is something to remember! I hope Trump stays up all night on social media for this gem…

The rationale switched from Theological irrationality to Pseudoscientific irrationality.

Yes, that is a good point and a good distinction. I agree that Classical liberalism did not generate antisemitism. It was probably a 1,000 years too late for that. Classical liberalism attacked the fusion of church and state and religious privilege or legal…[Read more]

Jake:

I would disagree with Auerbach’s statement that Classical Liberalism led to Antisemitism in France or anywhere else.

Rather, pre-existing Antisemitism shape-shifted to adapt to the new cultural milieu. The platform switched from the Church to mass media and Academia. The rationale switched from Theological irrationality to…[Read more]

Enco,

De rigueur has many spellings and most of em aint propuh including my de rigor stopper.

Don’t give ALL enlightenment figs too much credit for being divorced from their contemporary biases. Diderot for instance was a Jew hater. Voltaire not much more enlightened in that manner.

Keep in mind that it is ultra important that criticism of…[Read more]

Jake:

Ackshually, it’s de rigueur, as Count De Monet would correctly say, though being from the Pre-Enlightenment, De Monet would agree with that sentiment on Jews: