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   Message 18,853 of 19,807   
   New York Libertarians to PhantomView   
   Re: The Left's playbook   
   05 Dec 19 11:42:08   
   
   From: wernerhetzner@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 9:12:14 PM UTC-5, PhantomView wrote:   
   > On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 16:28:52 -0600, "Byker"  wrote:   
   >   
   > >Targeting. Outing. Boycotting. Intimidation. Veiled threats.   
   > >   
   > >That's the Left's playbook. They branded the President a racist and White   
   > >supremacist so anything goes and as far as I know not a single Democrat has   
   > >come forward to object, NOT ONE.   
   > >   
   > >Steven Ross hosted a Trump campaign fundraiser and an "activist" called for   
   > >"pitchforks and torches" outside his house. There's no reason he should be   
   > >able to have a nice little party, the activist says. "It funds racialized   
   > >hate," he says. That's intimidation, plain and simple.   
   > >   
   > >It's very similar to the calls for violence against Mitch McConnell, also   
   > >outside his private house, with the video appearing on Twitter. What, the   
   > >leader of the United States Senate cannot tweet about the violence   
   > >threatened against him? Talk about BIAS. Presidential candidate Tim Ryan   
   > >says he'll organize a caravan to McConnell's house.   
   > >   
   > >The Comedy Cellar, a club in NYC, cancels a debate on reparations for   
   > >slavery. It seems the owners got threatening phone calls, telling the Wall   
   > >Street Journal, "It could be ugly. You could have someone hurt."   
   > >   
   > >OK, it's a few examples, small examples, but it sends a chilling message to   
   > >others who may have thought about exercising freedom of speech.   
   > >   
   > >And of course there's Joaquin Castro, deliberately "outing" the names of   
   > >employers of Trump donors. That is "doxxing," period, which is clearly an   
   > >incitement and at the least, harassment. All this has ratcheted up since   
   > >presidential candidates and the MSM started saying as a fact that our   
   > >president is a racist. Senator Warren calls him a "White supremacist" and so   
   > >the rest of the Dems say he empowers White supremacists.   
   > >   
   > >The Left uses this language as a justification for their very UN-democratic   
   > >tactics. Anybody with ANY connection to the president is now "fair game."   
   > >It's wrong, it's dangerous, and it begs the question: What are they gonna do   
   > >when The Don wins his second term?   
   >   
   >   
   >    So far it is a playbook with no effective counter-campaign   
   >    from the right. Letting your foes run riot while you do   
   >    nothing is not a good formula for victory.   
      
      
   This is true. But remember, Leftist rebels used the Guerilla playbook until   
   Pinochet adopted it against them.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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